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From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom

From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom

Bear, Patty

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ISBN10: 0997573503
ISBN13: 9780997573503
Publisher: Barnstormers Press
Published: Feb 23 2021
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.31
Height: 0.91 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Awards: Benjamin Franklin Award, Benjamin Franklin Award

Patty Bear grew up among the Plain People amidst bountiful farmlands, black bonnets, and black cars. It was a world unto itself, both bucolic and beastly, with traditions and beliefs from the old world deeply rooted in the fertile soil of Central Pennsylvania.

Insulated by a culture that steadfastly kept its distance from outsiders and the march of progress, as a little girl she anticipated following in her mother's footsteps. But in 1972, at the age of eight, her father sparked religious controversy and ignited a scandal rare in the Mennonite community. Abruptly subjected to the chaos that surrounded the ritual practice of shunning, Patty, her mother, and five siblings were swept into a tornado of absurd accusations and public humiliation, forced to hide and endure publicity that headlined prominent national newspapers for almost a decade.

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