The Old German Baptist Brethren : faith, farming, and change in the Virginia Blue Ridge /
Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
- Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, (c)2006.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Nonresistance and change -- Part I : saints in the wilderness -- The ancient order -- The Carolina Road -- Part II : wilderness no more -- Raising citizens -- Community-based agriculture -- Adversity and perseverance -- Membership -- Hope -- Epilogue : they go quietly.
Old German Baptist Brethren--History.--Virginia--Franklin County Old German Baptist Brethren--Virginia--Franklin County--Interviews.
German Americans--History.--Virginia--Franklin County Brethren (Brethren churches)--Social life and customs.--Virginia--Franklin County German Americans--Social life and customs.--Virginia--Franklin County German Americans--Virginia--Franklin County--Interviews. Farm life--Virginia--Franklin County.