Letters from a Young Shaker: William S. Byrd at Pleasant Hill - Hardcover

"A fascinating addition to any bookshelf of Kentucky history. Now that Pleasant Hill has been restored, it can add much insight and pleasure to a visit there."―Ashland Independent

"Stephen J. Stein, a professor of religious studies at Indiana University, supplies a helpful introduction, notes and appendixes that reveal a harrowing family context of suicide, poor health and early death."―New York Times

"Stein attempts to capture this young man's thoughts and to 'speculate about the possible role [he] might have played in the future intellectual leadership' of the Shakers."―Southern Historian

"Provides insights on daily life and conflict within Shakerism, and helps the modern reader understand something of the appeal the movement had to seekers."―American Studies