June Sprigg

What did you do for your summer vacation? In 1972 June Sprigg decided to work as a volunteer tour guide and one of the last Shaker homesteads in the country and it changed her life. she was a 19 year old college student and as a kid had visited the homestead and was thrilled to get a job working there. She lived for three months with half a dozen women, the youngest of whom was in her mid-70s. These were among the last of that sect. Each gave her something different to take away with her and show more she was touched so much by them that for a short while she even considered joining, but knew her life as taking her in other directions. As homesick as she was after she arrived, she was almost loathe to leave when the summer came to and end. show less

The author lived among the Shakers for many years and documents their way of life, beliefs, and handiwork.

This book documents the life, work, art, and artisanship of this religious sect.

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