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A summary view of the Millennial Church, or United Society of Believers (commonly called Shakers) : comprising the rise, progress, and practical order of the society, together with the general principles of their faith and testimony.

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The communistic societies of the United States : from personal visit and observation : including detailed accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and other existing societies : their religious creeds, social practices, numbers, industries, and present condition / by Charles Nordhoff.

Charles Nordhoff 1830-1901

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The communistic societies of the United States : from personal visit and observation: including detailed accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and other existing societies; their religious creeds, social practices, numbers, industries, and present condition / By Charles Nordhoff.

Charles Nordhoff 1830-1901

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Memoir of John Griscom, LL.D : late professor of chemistry and natural philosophy : with an account of the New York High School, Society for the Prevention of Pauperism, the House of Refuge, and other institutions / compiled from an autobiography and other sources, by John H. Griscom.

John H. Griscom (John Hoskins), 1809-1874

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