Bibliograph

The Shaker legacies, Hancock and Mount Lebanon, Joseph R. Votano

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Label

The Shaker legacies, Hancock and Mount Lebanon, Joseph R. Votano

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Shaker legacies

Oclc number

930029311

Responsibility statement

Joseph R. Votano

Sub title

Hancock and Mount Lebanon

Summary

Dozens of beautiful photos, both vintage and contemporary, draw us into the fascinating world of Shaker communities accomplishments, their progressive views, and their still-resonating impact on American life. This book focuses specifically on two Shaker villages, Hancock and Mount Lebanon, which were close neighbors situated on either side of the Taconic mountain range bordering New York and Massachusetts. Mount Lebanon was the vibrant voice of Shakerism for over 160 years while Hancock lived in the shadows of its larger sister. Explaining the beliefs that grounded these villages, this book unfolds the Shaker legacies we live with today, involving Shakers spiritual beliefs, their social welfare structures, their wide-ranging industries from seeds to herbal medicines to furniture to fancy goods, and their building of villages and of lives with a sense of purpose and permanency

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