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Impressive...This handsome book confines itself to the Amish country of Lancaster, Pa., but delves far more deeply into the families' life, philosophy, and customs. --'Parade' The combined talents of Niemeyer and Kraybill result in a portrayal of the Amish that gets way beyond the stereotypes and the superficial. --'Philadelphia Inquirer' A vivid, 200-page study that focuses on the whys and hows of Amish culture. Billed as a plain look at a romanticized people, the book offers an uncompromising view of the Lancaster Amish through Niemeyer's 35mm Leica.--'Lancaster Sunday News'

Lucian Niemeyer was born in Essen, Germany, and was an executive for Volkswagen of America before becoming a full-time photographer in 1986. His photographs have appeared in numerous magazines and exhibits, and in his books, 'Chesapeake Country' and 'Long-Legged Wading Birds of the North American Wetlands'. Donald B. Kraybill grew up in a Mennonite family on a dairy farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His many books include 'The Riddle of Amish Culture', 'The Amish and the State', and 'Amish Enterprise'. He is professor of sociology and director of the Young Center for the Study of Anabaptist and Pietist Groups at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.