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Author: Glendyne R. Wergland Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
Book Description
A rare inside look at the life of an ordinary Shaker A member of the United Society of Believers, better known as the Shakers, Isaac Newton Youngs spent most of his life in New Lebanon, New York, home of the society's central Ministry. As both a private diarist and the official village scribe, he kept mericulous records throughout those years of both his own experience and that of the community. All told, more than four thousand pages of Brother Isaac's journals have survived, documenting the history of the Shakers during the period of their greatest success and providing a revealing view of the daily life of a rank-and-file Believer. In this deeply researched biography, Glendyne R. Wergland draws on Youngs's writings to tell his story and to explore the tension between desire and discipline at the center of his life.
Author: Glendyne R. Wergland Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
Book Description
A rare inside look at the life of an ordinary Shaker A member of the United Society of Believers, better known as the Shakers, Isaac Newton Youngs spent most of his life in New Lebanon, New York, home of the society's central Ministry. As both a private diarist and the official village scribe, he kept mericulous records throughout those years of both his own experience and that of the community. All told, more than four thousand pages of Brother Isaac's journals have survived, documenting the history of the Shakers during the period of their greatest success and providing a revealing view of the daily life of a rank-and-file Believer. In this deeply researched biography, Glendyne R. Wergland draws on Youngs's writings to tell his story and to explore the tension between desire and discipline at the center of his life.
Author: June Sprigg Publisher: Cassell Illustrated ISBN: 9781841880440 Category : Shaker decorative arts Languages : en Pages : 272
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Although only a handful of the Brothers and Sisters of America's unique Shaker community are left, the Shaker legacy lives on in the architecture, furniture, crafts and inventions they created. This text discusses the origins and beliefs, the work and daily life of these people.
Author: John Kassay Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press ISBN: 9780870232756 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 265
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A comprehensive, amply illustrated guide illustrates the simple, functional furniture style developed during the Shaker movement--a successful experiment in communitarian living--and traces its evolution from the Colonial styles of New York and New England
Author: Rachel Urquhart Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316228095 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 371
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An enthralling first novel about a teenage girl who finds refuge -- but perhaps not -- in an 1840s Shaker community. After 15-year-old Polly Kimball sets fire to the family farm, killing her abusive father, she and her young brother find shelter in a Massachusetts Shaker community called the City of Hope. It is the Era of Manifestations, when young girls in Shaker enclaves all across the Northeast are experiencing extraordinary mystical visions, earning them the honorific of "Visionist" and bringing renown to their settlements. The City of Hope has not yet been blessed with a Visionist, but that changes when Polly arrives and is unexpectedly exalted. As she struggles to keep her dark secrets concealed in the face of increasing scrutiny, Polly finds herself in a life-changing friendship with a young Shaker sister named Charity, a girl who will stake everything -- even her faith -- on Polly's honesty and purity.
Author: Time-Life Books Publisher: Time Life Medical ISBN: 9780783559537 Category : Furniture making Languages : en Pages : 0
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This comprehensive series for woodworkers provides customizable, detailed plans for up to 20 projects. Each project is fully photographed, with precise, easy-to-follow instructions, and includes a materials list. Spiral binding for lay-flat use.Complete instructions and project plans for making distinctive, simply designed furniture that will last for generations. Projects include a traditional Shaker hall table, a classic Mission bookcase with divided glass doors, and a Country high-back bench with optional storage under the seat.
Author: Anita Sanchez Publisher: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company ISBN: 9780939923946 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Civil War struck America's Shaker communities with all the violence of a hurricane. Through the dramatic story of two worlds in collision, author Anita Sanchez gives illuminating insights into the nature of each. As she unfolds the story of the Shakers' quest to spur President Abraham Lincoln to grant them conscientious objector status, the reader realizes how critically important to our nation is the legacy of a people who are too often dismissed as merely being the makers of nice chairs. Vivid and beautifully written, this book is a wonderful introduction to the history, faith, culture and heritage of the Shakers, who have been interacting with and quietly influencing the mainstream culture of the United States for over 230 years while most Americans were unaware it was even happening. -Darryl Thompson Shaker historian and historical interpreter Book jacket.
Author: Evan Carl Henry Publisher: Evan Henry ISBN: 9780977859115 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 228
Book Description
Witnessing a break-in at his doctors office, Guy Hopkins is thrust headlong into an intrigue of secret medical files, secret patient identities, and secret politics of Washington, D.C., at the highest levels. He has no way out, except to get to the Senator and his hearing on stem cell research before he gets caught.
Author: Paul Rocheleau Publisher: ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 280
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The team that introduced Shaker life, work, and design to America and the world, in such successful books as Shaker and Shaker Design, here presents the ultimate visual work on the unique melding of form and function that created the Shaker look. 200 color illustrations.
Author: Ann Turner Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher ISBN: 9781567922318 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 46
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Celebrates the way of life of the people who began forming communities in America in 1774 and who numbered more than 4,000 members in the late 1820s.
Author: Glendyne R. Wergland
Author: Glendyne R. Wergland
Author: June Sprigg
Author: John Kassay
Author: Rachel Urquhart
Author: Glendyne R. Wergland
Author: Time-Life Books
Author: Anita Sanchez
Author: Evan Carl Henry
Author: Paul Rocheleau
Author: Ann Turner