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A Shaker Family Album: Photographs from the Collection of Canterbury Shaker Village

A Shaker Family Album: Photographs from the Collection of Canterbury Shaker Village

by David R . Starbuck (Author), ScottT.Swank (Author)

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    Paperback 1998

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Synopsis

This collection of more than 100 images captures the essence of Shaker life in poses both pious and playful, and records how individual identity was nurtured, rather than extinguished by the community. Carefully chosen from thousands of archival photos and from a drawerful of snapshots saved by Eldress Bertha Lindsay, one of the last Shakers to live at Canterbury and herself a consummate photographer, these pictures - most of them never intended for publication - give new life to the Shaker lifestyle. These farmers, artisans, and celibate guardians of orphan children lived in what David R. Starbuck calls an unusually humane environment and maintained a faith that was remarkably resilient and long lasting.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 128
 Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 30 Apr 1998
ISBN 10: 0874518474
ISBN 13: 9780874518474

Media Reviews
The publication of this book presents the Shakers in a new light . . . Here are scenes depicting the Shakers in a way they wanted to remember, not necessarily always in ways they wanted to be remembered by . . . An introduction by David R. Starbuck provides the most succinct and beautifully portrayed historical summary of the Shakers that I have read . . . A series of Shaker 'family albums' would be a welcome addition to the growing bookshelf on Shaker history. --Historical New Hampshire
Excavating the Sutlers' House is a well-written volume and should appeal to professional and vocational archaeologists, re-enactors, military historians, and indeed anyone hoping to learn more about British military artifacts of the 18th century. Starbuck's interpretations are sound and the photography is superb. This book will be an important addition to the libraries of historical archaeologists throughout the Northeast. --Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)
Author Bio
DAVID R. STARBUCK teaches archeology and anthropology at Plymouth State College in New Hampshire. He has written numerous articles on New England archeology and directed countless digs in the area. SCOTT T. SWANK, President of Canterbury Shaker Village, was formerly Deputy Director of Interpretation at Winterthur.