Restoring Shakertown : the struggle to save the historic Shaker village of Pleasant Hill /
Founded in 1806, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, was a thriving community for much of the nineteenth century. Eventually, a steadily shrinking membership saw the gradual decline of this remarkable village, and the last remaining Shaker to reside at Pleasant Hill died in 1923. In 1961 loca...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Founded in 1806, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, was a thriving community for much of the nineteenth century. Eventually, a steadily shrinking membership saw the gradual decline of this remarkable village, and the last remaining Shaker to reside at Pleasant Hill died in 1923. In 1961 local citizens formed a private not-for-profit organization to preserve and restore the village and interpret the rich heritage of the Pleasant Hill Shakers. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 172 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813126838 0813126835 9780813137339 0813137330 1283232413 9781283232418 9786613232410 6613232416 |