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Americans were enthralled by the Shakers in the years between 1925 and 1965. They bought Shaker furniture, saw Shaker worship services enacted on Broadway, sang Shaker songs, dressed in Shaker-inspired garb, collected Shaker artifacts, and restored Shaker villages. William D. Moore analyzes the activities of scholars, composers, collectors, folklorists, photographers, writers, choreographers, and museum staff who drove the national interest in this dwindling regional religious group. -
The original Shaker Gardener's Manual was published in 1843 and included instructions on how to grow vegetables. It was expanded in 1843 with additional instructions on cooking and preserving vegetables. This is a facsimile of the 1843 edition. -
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The Spirits of the Shakers are still active in their historic homes, meeting houses and on the land where they once prayed and sang. These haunting tales by Thomas Freese offer ghost hunter investigations, haunted tales from White Water Shaker Village in Ohio, walkthrough village reports from psychics, and an interview with a Shaker Scholar. -
Shaker Vision: Seeing Beauty in Early America by Joseph Manca -
Learn how to plan and plant you own Shaker garden! This book explores the Shakers' herb gardening heritage. It combines colorful history, practical growing and harvesting advice, and a guide to existing Shaker gardens. Paperback, 276 pages. -
From Shaker Lands and Shaker Hands is the definitive volume on Shaker commercial ephemera. One of the foremost collectors of Shaker ephemera, with a personal collection of more than 16,000 items relating to the Shaker communal industries, M. Stephen Miller has edited and contributed to many books and articles about the Shakers and their products. Soft cover, 190 pages, published by the University Press of New England, lavishly illustrated in full color. -
The images in Hancock Shaker Village's collection are representative of the wide spectrum of works created by Shaker artists. This beautiful and comprehensive catalog contains concise biographies; complete, literal transcriptions of the text in each drawing; and full-color illustrations of all of Hancock's drawings. A must have title for Shaker scholars and enthusiasts alike. -
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Eldress Bertha Lindsay was one of the last Lead Ministers of the Canterbury, New Hampshire, Shaker Village. This varied and comprehensive selection of annotated recipes is derived from oral tradition, manuscript sources, and "the World". A wonderful blend of Shaker food and history. First published in 1987, this classic cookbook remains a timeless guide to Shaker cooking. While many books on Shaker food recreate recipes from ninteenth-century sources, this cookbook is based on lived experience. Paperback, 192 pages.
