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Author : Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Old Shakertown and the Shakers written by Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Old Shakertown and the Shakers written by Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George F. Burns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Story of Old Shakertown and the Shakers written by George F. Burns and published by . This book was released on 1902* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Old Shakertown and the Shakers written by Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258898625
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (986 download)
Download or read book Old Shakertown and the Shakers written by Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1936 edition.
Author : Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Old Shakertown and the Shakers written by Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief history of the rise of the United Society of Believers in Christ's second coming, the establishment of the Pleasant Hill colony, their beliefs, customs and pathetic end.
Author : Thomas Parrish
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813126835
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Restoring Shakertown written by Thomas Parrish and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-09-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mother Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers, articulated a vision of a community that embraced sacrifice over the needs of the individual; the result was one of the most successful utopian experiments of nineteenth-century America. The Shakers, an idealistic offshoot of the ascetic Quaker religion, grew to as many as six thousand members in nineteen communities reaching from New England to the Midwest. Lee’s experiment, focused mainly on simplicity, celibate communal living, and sexual equality, provided a model of prosperity for more than one hundred years. Founded in 1806, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, was a thriving community located in the center of the bluegrass region. After the Civil War, a steadily shrinking membership resulted in the gradual decline of this remarkable community, and the last remaining Shaker to reside at Pleasant Hill died in 1923. In the years immediately following, it appeared as though the village would fall prey to neglect and a lack of historic preservation. In 1961, however, local citizens formed a private not-for-profit organization to preserve and restore the village and to interpret the rich heritage of the Pleasant Hill Shakers for future generations. Over several years, and against incredible odds, this group succeeded in raising the funds necessary for the restoration projects. By 1968, eight buildings at Shakertown, carefully adapted for modern use while retaining their historical and architectural significance, had been opened to the public. Thomas Parrish’s Restoring Shakertown masterfully explains how the Shaker settlement was saved from the ravages of time and transformed into a nationally renowned landmark of historic preservation. In chronicling how the hopes of the early fund-raisers quickly were challenged by the harsh reality of economic hardships, the book serves as a valuable study in modern philanthropy. Parrish also details the village’s negotiation of legal challenges and how its final plans for creating awareness of the Shakers’ legacy set the standard for later museum developments around the country. In addition to recounting the remarkable history of the formation and eventual demise of the “Shaking Quakers,” Parrish presents a dramatic chronicle of the village’s evolving fortunes. From describing the challenges of financing the restoration to finding preservation experts to achieve the highest standards of authenticity, Restoring Shakertown reveals the complexities and rewards of the preservation of one of Kentucky’s most significant historical and architectural sites.
Author : Flo Morse
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581575513
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Shakers (Revised Edition) written by Flo Morse and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a new introduction, a compassionate look at a religious movement that shaped America “Put your hands to work and your hearts to God,” Mother Ann Lee told her spiritual children more than 200 years ago. Today, as the number of Shakers has dwindled to only a handful, the story of the Shakers has never been more important to record and understand. In this classic book featuring a brand-new introduction, Flo Morse offers a stimulating, graceful summary of Shaker beliefs and the way of life that still endures among a chosen few.
Author : Stephen J. Stein
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300051395
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Shaker Experience in America written by Stephen J. Stein and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on oral and written testimony to trace the history and evolution of the Shakers, set within the broader context of American life
Author : Stephen J. Paterwic
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538102315
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Shakers written by Stephen J. Paterwic and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Shakerism teaches God’s immanence through the common life shared in Christ’s mystical body.” Like many religious seekers throughout the ages, they honor the revelation of God but cannot be bound up in an unchanging set of dogmas or creeds. Freeing themselves from domination by the state religion, Mother Ann Lee and her first followers in mid-18th-century England labored to encounter the godhead directly. They were blessed by spiritual gifts that showed them a way to live the heavenly life on Earth. The result of their efforts was the fashioning of a celibate communal life called the Christlife, wherein a person, after confessing all sin, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, can travel the path of regeneration into ever- increasing holiness. Pacifism, equality of the sexes, and withdrawal from the world are some of the ways the faith was put into practice. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Shakers contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on Shaker communities, industries, individual families, and important people. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Shakers.
Author : Raymond Bial
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813188938
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Shaker Village written by Raymond Bial and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shaker faith is estimated to have had a total of fewer than 20,000 members across its 250-year history, yet more than 100,000 people visit the various Shaker villages and museums scattered across the eastern United States every year. We are still fascinated with the world of the Shakers, and authentic examples of Shaker architecture, furniture, and crafts are prized wherever they remain. In The Shaker Village, author and photographer Raymond Bial brings readers the history of the Shaker religion and an examination of the Shaker way of life, which was based on cooperation and self-sufficiency. Each Shaker village was built with the goal of creating a heaven on earth for its inhabitants. The Shaker people were among the first in America to apply science and new learning directly to traditional farming and homekeeping. They invented or improved significantly upon designs of many farm and household items, including some still used today: the flat broom, the slotted spoon, the circular saw, and the idea of selling gardening seeds in packets. Although each Shaker community was self-supporting, the Shakers' success at applying their core values—simplicity, utility, and tranquility—carried Shaker villages to a point of abundance: they were able to export their beautiful furniture, delicious foods, and superior wares to the outside world, where they have been appreciated ever since. The Shaker Village is generously illustrated with Bial's evocative photographs of buildings and artifacts from the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, one of the largest and best-preserved Shaker sites. The Shaker movement reached its peak in the mid-nineteenth century. Membership began to drop with the onset of the Civil War, and as the new promise of industrialization began to take hold in America, Shaker numbers steadily dwindled. Although the Shaker religion has all but departed, The Shaker Village captures a revelatory glimpse of a legacy that still resounds with modern Americans.
Author : Julia Neal
Publisher : Philadelphia : Porcupine Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book By Their Fruits written by Julia Neal and published by Philadelphia : Porcupine Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lesley Herzberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784420689
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (844 download)
Download or read book The Shakers written by Lesley Herzberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaker handicrafts' dignified simplicity is perhaps our greatest example of form following function. An off-shoot of Quakerism, the Shakers sought to create a heaven on earth through both worship and diligent work. Practical yet attractive, the furniture, textiles, tools and machinery of the Shakers are utterly distinctive and became famous the world over during the twentieth century, with certain Modernist architects and designers finding unexpected common ground with this decidedly non-modern sect. 'Shaker Handicraft' – the first Shaker exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1935 – was only the first of many exhibits, and today the spirit of the Shakers – and the clean lines, solid construction and honest functionality of their crafts – make it one of the most popular and timeless design categories in the US and beyond.
Author : Clara Endicott Sears
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332605982
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Gleanings From Old Shaker Journals (Classic Reprint) written by Clara Endicott Sears and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gleanings From Old Shaker Journals From an historical standpoint, the Shaker Village at Harvard, Massachusetts, holds a unique position among the Shaker Communities, having been the headquar ters of Mother Ann Lee during that period in which she spread her gospel through the Eastern States at the end of the eighteenth century. All that happened there at that time and in the years that followed, especially up to 1853 and thereabouts, is of great psychological interest, as well as forming a chapter in our New Eng land history that should not be allowed to fade into the Past unrecorded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Jeannine Lauber
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 0892729031
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Chosen Faith, Chosen Land written by Jeannine Lauber and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a look at the faith, philosophy, and way of life of the country's one remaining Shaker community. Lauber explores their spiritual and daily lives by weaving together proprietary Shaker quotations, interviews, and photographs. The result is a book that pierces many misconceptions, most notably that the Shakers and their faith are dead. Lauber places the topics of faith, community, work, and worship in the context of Shaker history and contemporary developments on the American landscape.
Author : Charles Edson Robinson
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book A Concise History of the United Society of Believers Called Shakers written by Charles Edson Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Flo Morse
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9780874514261
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (142 download)
Download or read book The Shakers and the World's People written by Flo Morse and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1987 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive illustrated anthology of material about and by the American Shakers.
