The Old German Baptist Brethren: Faith, Farming, and Change in the Virginia Blue Ridge

by Charles D. Thompson Jr. and Charles D. Thompson

Book Overview

This work features a traditional community's struggle to define itself in the face of agricultural change. Since arriving nearly 250 years ago in Franklin County, Virginia, German Baptists have maintained their faith and farms by relying on their tightly knit community for spiritual and economic support. Today, with their land and livelihoods threatened by the encroachment of neighboring communities, the construction of a new highway, and competition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252073436
• ISBN13: 9780252073434
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"