Alex Bear
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David Williams:
I am currently reading When The English Fall, and I saw your other answer that you studied the Amish culture in school, but how did you research how the Amish interact with the English in everyday life? Was that part of the studies?
David Williams
Yes, it was...but it was something I needed to update, as, well, my undergraduate degree in Religious Studies from UVA was quite a while ago. What's striking is that Amish life has evolved in the last 25 years. There's more use of technology in more settlements, and things like generators and washing machines are not uncommon. And where they can't do something (like take orders online, or drive), they'll get an English neighbor to work with them. There are also more Amish folk now working in non-farming jobs. This book was my "bible" on the subject...there's no better resource about the Amish: https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/conte...
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