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The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
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Wikipedia article
'The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God' [https://video.wttw.com/show/shakers/ The Shakers-WTTW] is a 1984 documentary film by Ken Burns.
Summary
Narrated by David McCullough, this hour-long documentary [http://www.slate.com/blogs/procrastinatebetter/2010/09/09/a_surprisingly_entertaining_documentary_about_shakers.html A Surprisingly Entertaining Documentary About Shakers on Slate] features interviews with several living Shakers and with historians and philosophers.[https://archive.org/details/theshakershandstoworkheartstogodreel2 Internet Archive]
Inspiration
Ken Burns has said that he chose the topic of the Shakers in large part because his first project, the Oscar-nominated 'Brooklyn Bridge', was devoted to urban American history; Shakerism offered him an opportunity to explore rural American history.[https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/shakers/about/ About the Film|The Shakers|Ken Burns|PBS]
Availability
It was released part of 'Ken Burns' America' DVD set on September 28, 2004.[https://www.amazon.com/Shakers/dp/B000BITUIY Amazon.com]
References
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