Renewed public interest tracks down every fragment of information about outward Shaker accomplishments–pioneer dairy methods, seed culture, herb gardening, broom making, to say nothing of the remarkable inventions and much-admired furniture–but the seekers most rewarded are those who search into the secrets of the inner life which inspired such outward gifts. -Wallace Winchelm “The Poetry of the Shakers,” Religion in Life, Winter 1970
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