Rolling Down Black Stockings: A Passage Out of the Old Order Mennonite Religion Tapa blanda - 2005

The Kent State University Press, 2005. Ex-Library. Trade Paperback. Very Good. GREAT BOOK! NO SPINE CREASES & MILD WEAR ON LAMINATED COVER. A FEW LIBRARY STAMPS, NO MARKINGS IN TEXT. Description: "Rolling Down Black Stockings is a personal recollection of Esther Royer Ayers's youth spent in a highly restrictive and confined religious community. Her story is as much a search for identity and a longing for a mother's love as it is a tale about a totalitarian culture that led to her departure from the Old Order Mennonite religion. This poignant story is told in three books: book 1 describes her youth in a farm community on the outskirts of Columbiana, Ohio: book 2 follows the struggles of Ayers as she tries to fit in with another culture after leaving the church when her family moves to Akron, Ohio: and books 3 discusses the history and cultural dynamics of the religion. Ayers recounts how the Old Order Mennonite Church came into existence. Her personal account begins when she was… Leer más

Kent State University Press, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Kent State University Press, 2005. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Kent State University Press, 2005. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Kent State University Press, March 2005. Paperback. USED Very Good.

Kent State University Press, 2005-03-03. 1st ed. paperback. Used: Good.

Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2005. 1st Edition, 1st Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Signed, inscribed and dated on the title page as follows: "2-22-2006/To Margitta:/ Be proud of who you are!/Best Wishes/Esther Royce Ayers/". Number line in the work reads as follows: 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1. A autobiographical work of 172 pages consisting of acknowledgments, an Introduction, Three Books consisting of 34 chapters in total. A rare and reflective memoir this book is a valuable piece of social history dealing with separatist communities and women's studies. An examination of this work finds no underlining, no highlighting, no bookplates, not ex-libris, no remainder marks, no folded or dogeared pages, no foxing, no smudges. There is no creasing on the spine. A quite nice copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed!

Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2005. Paperback. Very Good+. (xv) 172 pages. Minor cover curling / wear.

Kent State Univ Pr, March 2005. Paper Back. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.