Book Title

Shaker “Great Barns” 1820s-1880s: Evolution of Shaker Dairy Barn Design and Its Relation to the Agricultural Press

Authors

Lauren A. Stiles

Type of Work

Book

Files

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Richard W. Couper Press

City

Clinton, NY, USA

Series

Shaker Studies

ISBN

9781937370077

Abstract

Shaker leaders built big dairy barns, sent articles and barn diagrams to the specialized agricultural press, and hosted editors and writers on barn tours. This richly illustrated book explores the unexpected relationship between nineteenth century Shaker religious leaders and scientific agricultural journalists.

188 pages, illustrations

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