{"product_id":"shaker-made-inside-pleasant-hills-shaker-village-hardcover","title":"Shaker Made: Inside Pleasant Hill's Shaker Village - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Peachee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRebecca Soules\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough there are currently only a handful of members of the Shaker faith and one active community in the world today, Shakerism at its peak comprised thousands of members living in communal villages across the eastern United States. Kentucky's iconic Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill was one of these communities, and it remains an enduring cultural touchstone. The history of the Shakers is often reduced to the handmade objects they produced and sold, but their lives were so much more than their material culture. Their efforts were suffused with their religious beliefs: each piece's sturdy simplicity memorializes the Believers' devotion to God and how it guided their every action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eShaker Made\u003c\/i\u003e is photographer Carol Peachee's love letter to the cultural artifacts--the architecture, furniture, and crafts--of one of America's most notable utopian societies. Peachee has photographed Pleasant Hill for more than four decades--from small items such as eyeglasses, embroidered handkerchiefs, elixir bottles, and bonnets, to the distinguished furniture and architecture of the more than 260 buildings that the Shakers built at Pleasant Hill. The curator of collections at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Rebecca Soules, provides an informative foreword to the photos, while Peachee herself offers a lovingly written introduction explaining her personal connection to the subject. The attention to detail in the simple yet beautifully composed photographs serve as an elegant and respectful tribute to the history and legacy of the Pleasant Hill Shakers--an often-misunderstood people who sought to honor the divine in all aspects of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarol Peachee\u003c\/b\u003e is a fine art photographer and psychotherapist whose photographic work explores cultural and natural heritage. She was awarded the Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation's Clay Lancaster Heritage Education Award, a Governor's Award for Innovative Programming, and an Art Meets Activism grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Her books, \u003ci\u003eKentucky Barns: Agricultural Heritage of the Bluegrass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Bourbon: A Photographic Tour of Early Distilleries\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStraight Bourbon: Distilling the Industry's Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, are the recipients of multiple IPPY and \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e INDIES awards. Her photographs have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eKentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLensWork Publishing: Trilogies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e2022.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 10.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461022236850,"sku":"9780813198767","price":81.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9hVFueYXxE9780813198767.webp?v=1782865839","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/shaker-made-inside-pleasant-hills-shaker-village-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}