Publisher:
Dover Pub. 351 Pgs. 1963: 1963
Paperback. Like New. For 35 years, the author of this book as been a devoted student of the history, beliefs and ways of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, better known as the Shakers. Out of his extensive research into manuscripts and primary sources and his conversations with friends in present-day Shaker communities has come a warm, illuminating history, the most thorough ever written on these pious humble people and the distinct impression they made on American life. The book opens with an introductory assessment of the Shaker contribution to the history of Ameri...
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