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A community of memory : my days with George and Clara
- Title
- A community of memory : my days with George and Clara / Jeff Gundy.
- Author
- Gundy, Jeffrey Gene, 1952-
- Publication
- Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, [1996], ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F550.M45 G86 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xvi, 158 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Using family photos, records, recollections, and historical research, Gundy follows seven generations through time and space: from Bavaria and Alsace to Ohio to Illinois in the 1830s; from frontier dwellings with dirt floors to homes with refrigerators.
- He also follows them intellectually, from a strict to a broader interpretation of religious doctrine in the 1870s, which led to a schism within the already small Mennonite community; from a longstanding position on pacifism and conscientious objection to some questioning of this stance during World War II.
- Series Statement
- Creative nonfiction
- Uniform Title
- Creative nonfiction (Urbana, Ill.)
- Subjects
- Contents
- Partial Genealogy of the Gundy Family -- 1. Half a World Away: John Strubhar, 1837 -- 2. In the Land of Dreams: Marie Gerber Strubhar, 1837 -- 3. To the Black Woods: Barbara Gundy, 1834 -- 4. The Trials of Joseph Joder, 1872 -- 5. From Waterloo to New Orleans: Peter Nafziger, 1882 -- 6. Successful Farming: Jacob Gundy, 1893 -- 7. Signs and Wonders: Valentine Strubhar, 1932 -- 8. In Search of George and Clara.
- ISBN
- 0252064968 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 95008456
- OCLC
- 32276315
- ocm32276315
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries