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Founded as a communal society in 1855 by German Pietists, the seven villages of Iowa's Amana Colonies make up a community whose crafts, architecture, and institutions reflect - and to an extent perpetuate - the German heritage of earlier residents. In this intriguing blend of sociolinguistic research and stories from Colonists both past and present, Philip Webber examines the rich cultural and linguistic traditions of the Amanas. Although the Colonies are open to the outside world, particularly after the Great Change of 1932, many distinctive vestiges of earlier lifeways survive, including...

Traces the response of the Zoar community to the Civil War Zoar Village, located in Ohio's Tuscarawas Valley, functioned from 1817 to 1898 as a communal society. Formed by German separatists seeking religious freedom, Zoar became one of the most successful experiments in communal living in America's history. One cardinal principle in the Zoarite's faith and practice was the refusal to bear arms. In the 1860s, with the rise of the Civil War, conflict emerged between the community's pacifist stance and its strong support for the Union cause and for the abolition of slavery. Some Zoarites...