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American Independence: How The Amish Of Harmony, Minnesota Hold Onto The Past

Photo of Amish girls gathering after a dinner to talk and play at the Mullet farmhouse
Amish girls gathering after a dinner to talk and play at the Mullet farmhouse Michael Francis McElroy/ZUMA

People call them “free people in an unfree world”. They live without electricity, they cannot look in the mirror, and their education ends at age 14. Who are the Amish? What is their lifestyle really like? And could they even be decisive in the Nov. 5 presidential election?

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In American Heartland, Swiss Amish Carry On Yodeling Tradition

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Yodeling in the USyodelA Gerry Dincher

The Swiss Amish in the United States are keeping alive a vocal art passed down from their ancestors in Switzerland and eastern France. Both a symbol of identity and entertainment, yodeling was also a source of inspiration for American country music.

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