{"product_id":"jacobs-choice-return-to-northkill-book-1-9780836196818","title":"Jacob's Choice: Return to Northkill, Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eJacob Hochstetler is a peace-loving Amish settler on the Pennsylvania frontier when Native American warriors, goaded on by the hostilities of the French and Indian War, attack his family one September night in 1757. Taken captive by the warriors and grieving for the family members just killed, Jacob finds his beliefs about love and nonresistance severely tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob endures a hard winter as a prisoner in an Indian longhouse. Meanwhile, some members of his congregation--the first Amish settlement in America--move away for fear of further attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on actual events, \u003ci\u003eJacob's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e describes how one man's commitment to pacifism leads to a season of captivity, a complicated romance, an unrelenting search for missing family members, and an astounding act of forgiveness and reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree downloadable study guide available here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStutzman, Ervin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eErvin R. Stutzman is author of \u003ci\u003eJacob's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoseph's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTobias of the Amish\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEmma, A Widow Among the Amish\u003c\/i\u003e. Born into an Amish home in Kalona, Iowa, Stutzman based the Return to Northkill series on the life of his ancestor, Jacob Hochstetler. He has been featured on TLC's \"Who Do You Think You Are?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herald Press (VA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413723582738,"sku":"9780836196818","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a56c87c5-b93e-4059-b404-ac6fd7500622.jpg?v=1737112088","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jacobs-choice-return-to-northkill-book-1-9780836196818","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}