Mennonites in Texas - The Quiet in the Land Volume 12

With their distinctive head coverings, plain dress, and quiet, unassuming demeanor, the Mennonites are a striking presence within the often flamboyant and proud people of Texas. This book provides a photographic tour of two Texas Mennonite communities, their historical backgrounds, core beliefs, and development into branches in North America.

About the author

Laura L. Camden and Susan Gaetz Duarte are professional photographers based in Austin. Both earned master's degrees in photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin, where Gaetz Duarte currently teaches, and both have had their award-winning work widely published.

Summary

With their distinctive head coverings, plain dress, and quiet, unassuming demeanor, the Mennonites are a striking presence within the often flamboyant and proud people of Texas. This book provides a photographic tour of two Texas Mennonite communities, their historical backgrounds, core beliefs, and development into branches in North America.

Product details

• Authors: Laura L Camden, Laura L. Camden, Dennis Carlyle Darling, Susan Gaetz Duarte, Mark L. Louden
• Assisted by: Laura L. Camden (Photographs)
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2006
• EAN: 9781585444977
• ISBN: 978-1-58544-497-7
• No. of pages: 133
• Dimensions: 234 mm x 223 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 767 g
• Series: Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Li; Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life; Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Li; Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV