Title: Pleasant Hill and its Shakers
First published: 1983
Description: The Shakers at Pleasant Hill had a vital impact for more than six decades on the development of Kentucky.
Settling in central Kentucky in 1805 to establish a religious communal village, they brought a standard of excellence and innovation that reached far beyond their group.
The book's author, Dr. Thomas D. Clark -- often referred to as Kentucky's greatest historian/writer -- narrated the story of these fascinating people with knowledge, warmth, humor and dramatic animation.
Subjects: Shakers, Kentucky frontier history, History
Places: Kentucky, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hill (Ky.)