The Shakers through French eyes
Subtitle: essays on the Shaker religious sect, 1799-1912
By: translated and with introductions by E. Richard McKinstry
Series: American communal societies series -- no. 6; American communal societies series -- no. 6.
Publisher: Richard W. Couper Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Clinton, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781937370015
Subjects: Social life and customs; Travelers' writings, French; Translations into English; Public opinion; French essays; Shakers
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt; title: Henri Grégoire; title: Alexis-Charles-Henri-Clérel de Tocqueville; title: Gustave-Auguste de Beaumont de la Bonnière; title: Harriet Martineau; title: Étienne Cabet; title: Ferdinand Longchamp; title: Émile Jonveaux; title: Pierre Paul Toutain; title: George Nestler Tricoche; title: Marie Thérèse de Solms Blanc; title: François Sagot; title: Jules Jean Prudhommeaux.