Description
The Shaker Communities of Kentucky: Pleasant Hill and South Union presents the lives, struggles, and achievements of a remarkable people. The chronicle spans Shaker beginnings in England and relocation to The usa, the Great Awakening in The usa followed by the Kentucky Revival, Shaker beginnings in Kentucky, and the status quo of the South Union and Pleasant Hill Shaker villages. The Shaker central ministry sent missionaries to Kentucky from New York in 1805 after hearing in regards to the Kentucky Revival, which culminated with the Cane Ridge Revival of 1801. Their efforts resulted within the status quo of villages in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Pleasant Hill and
South Union were a few of the so much successful and enduring of all of the Shaker villages. This volume provides a striking visual portrayal of Shaker life by the use of rare vintage images, including beliefs and worship, relationships with other believers and “the arena,” and their very talked-about workmanship. Gradual decline resulted within the closing of both villages, but restorations have turned both sites into popular destinations.