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Amana Style: Furniture, Arts, Crafts, Architecture & Gardens

The German immigrants who settled the Amana Colonies of Iowa in 1855 brought with them a rich cultural heritage of arts and crafts. That heritage is explored, and celebrated, in this book. This...

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Amanas Yesterday

This book shows historic photographs of the Amana Colonies in Iowa, one of the longest lasting communal societies in America. Though time took its toll on the communal life in the Amana Colonies, the...

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The Amanas: A Photographic Journey 1959-1999

For almost a half century, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret, publisher of Penfield Books, has photographed the people, events, and treasures of the Amana Colonies in Iowa. This collection includes more than...

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Eastern Iowa’s Historic Barns and Other Farm Structures: Including the Amana...

Originally there were approximately 200,000 barns built in Iowa. Now it is estimated that only 60,000 barns remain, with another 1,000 or more barns disappearing from Iowa’s landscape annually. This...

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Eastern Iowa’s Historic Barns and Other Farm Structures: Including the Amana...

Originally there were approximately 200,000 barns built in Iowa. Now it is estimated that only 60,000 barns remain, with another 1,000 or more barns disappearing from Iowa’s landscape annually. This...

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German: How to Speak and Write It

This is probably the most delightful, useful and comprehensive elementary book available for learning spoken and written German, with or without a teacher. Working on the principle that a person...

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Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana

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...

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Gardening the Amana Way

Gardening the Amana Way is the culmination of techniques that stretch back several centuries to central Europe, when adherents to a new faith called the Community of True Inspiration formed their own...

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Magnetic Bookmark – South Amana Tulips

South Amana Tulips. Magnetic bookmark. Magnet (2 x 3 inches) also available. copyright Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret photograph The post Magnetic Bookmark – South Amana Tulips first appeared on Penfield...

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Magnet – Iowa – Price Creek Bluebells

Price Creek bluebells, in Iowa. Magnet. Photo by David Heusinkveld.The post Magnet – Iowa – Price Creek Bluebells first appeared on Penfield Books.

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Magnet – Amana Spring

Spring in the Amana Colonies 2″ x 3″magnet The post Magnet – Amana Spring first appeared on Penfield Books.

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A Century of Amana Life Echoes of Elise

Nestled in the Iowa River valley of Eastern Iowa are the historic Amana Colonies. These seven villages display vestigial signs of one of the longest-lived communal societies in American history. The...

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Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana

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...

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Magnet – Amana Colonies, Water Lily

Amana Colonies water lily on Lily Lake. 2″ x 3″ magnet Also available as a postcard. Wholesale rates available.The post Magnet – Amana Colonies, Water Lily first appeared on Penfield Books.

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Willow Basketry of the Amana Colonies

This book covers the history of basketry in the Amana Colonies in Iowa and gives directions on how to make baskets. Patterns for willow baskets by Joanna and her accomplished students are available at...

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Magnet – South Amana Tulips

South Amana tulips 2" x 3"magnet, magnetic bookmark also available ©Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret photoThe post Magnet – South Amana Tulips first appeared on Penfield Books.

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Willow Basketry for the Very Beginner

Joanna Schanz wrote this manual and uses it in her basketry classes throughout the United States. Joanna creates both traditional and not-so traditional willow baskets. Many are in private collections...

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Magnet – Amana Tiger Lilies

Tiger Lilies 2" x 3" ©David Heusinkveld photoThe post Magnet – Amana Tiger Lilies first appeared on Penfield Books.

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Eastern Iowa’s Historic Barns and Other Farm Structures: Including the Amana...

Originally there were approximately 200,000 barns built in Iowa. Now it is estimated that only 60,000 barns remain, with another 1,000 or more barns disappearing from Iowa’s landscape annually. This...

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Eastern Iowa’s Historic Barns and Other Farm Structures: Including the Amana...

Originally there were approximately 200,000 barns built in Iowa. Now it is estimated that only 60,000 barns remain, with another 1,000 or more barns disappearing from Iowa’s landscape annually. This...

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