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The Shakers through French eyes : essays on the Shaker religious sect, 1799-1912 / translated and with introductions by E. Richard McKinstry.

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The Shakers through French eyes : essays on the Shaker religious sect, 1799-1912 / translated and with introductions by E. Richard McKinstry.
Author
McKinstry, E. Richard.
Publication
Clinton, N.Y. : Richard W. Couper Press, 2011.

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Description
212 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"Fourteen essays by thirteen authors originally written in French about the Shaker religious sect. Translated into English and presented in chronological order, the essays cover a wide range of topics, each author writing within the context of his or her own background and interests"--Back cover.
Series Statement
American communal societies series ; no. 6
Uniform Title
American communal societies series ; no. 6.
Subject
  • French essays > Translations into English
  • Shakers > Public opinion
  • Shakers > Social life and customs
  • Shakers > United States
  • Travelers' writings, French
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt -- Henri Grégoire -- Alexis-Charles-Henri-Clérel de Tocqueville -- Gustave-Auguste de Beaumont de la Bonnière -- Harriet Martineau -- Étienne Cabet -- Ferdinand Longchamp -- Émile Jonveaux -- Pierre Paul Toutain -- George Nestler Tricoche -- Marie Thérèse de Solms Blanc -- François Sagot -- Jules Jean Prudhommeaux.
ISBN
  • 9781937370015
  • 1937370011
LCCN
^^2011276576
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library