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Why the Amish Relocate [journal article review]

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Bruce Bonta

Because of the high growth rate of Amish society—their population doubles every 20.5 years—they are always on the lookout for more land to expand onto. Since they prefer to remain a rural society, they are generally interested in moving as groups of families to new farming areas. A recent research article by Cory Anderson and […]

Posted in Amish Tagged Lancaster County, migrants, settlements

A Bicentenary on Tristan

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Bruce Bonta

Last week the Tristan Islanders marked the bicentenary of British rule over the island by having a variety of festivities and by reading a letter from H.R.H. Prince Philip. The history is important to the Islanders. During the Napoleonic Wars (called the War of 1812 in the U.S.), American privateers had used Tristan as a […]

Posted in Tristan Islanders Tagged anarchy, bicentenaries, equality, settlements
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