The author has reminiscences of his life, beginning in rural Wellman, Iowa, in the late 1930s, followed by a series of vignettes of historical interest about the Wellman area. Most of the book is a documented family history of his Miller and Trieschmann ancestors along with his wife's Scottish family. Includes chapters on the origins and beliefs of the Amish, the Amish on the Iowa prairie in the 19th century, and a discussion on German Methodism. Frequent surnames: Brown, Gingerich, Hochstetler, Keith, Marshall, McGregor, Miller, Shrader, Swartzendruber, Trieschmann, Wallace, Yoder, etc. (594pp. color illus. index. Masthof Press, 2013.)