Fair Clear And Terrible: The Story Of Shiloh, Maine. by Nelson, Shirley - [c1989]

Shirley Nelson, 1989-01-01. hardcover. Acceptable. 6x1x9.

Brand: Shirley Nelson, 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used: Good.

Latham, NY: British American Publishing, 1989. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Fair in fair dust jacket. Fep removed. DJ has noticable wear and soiling.. x, 447, [7] p. Illustrations. Bibliography. At the turn of the century, Frank Weston Sandford found Shiloh to usher in the Second Coming. But when funds, food, and medical attention went into short supply, people began to die and Sandford was convicted of manslaughter in this researched true account. The colony of Shiloh in southern Maine was a movement in miniature of 19th century American religious extremism. Led by Frank Sanford, self-proclaimed prophet of the Second Coming of Christ a man who may well have had a personality disorder this repressively anti-intellectual, patriarchal community set itself apart from the world until its scattering in 1920. Shirley Nelson (The Last Year of the War), a descendant of Shiloh residents, tells the grim story in numbing detail enlivened by an insider s zeal. Over its 25-year lifespan, as… Read More

Latham: British American Publishers, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 8 vo. 447 pp. Bibliography, acknowledgments, b/w illustrations, illustrated end papers, lavendar boards/tan cloth. Ink number front end paper, binding crease front pastedown, near fi ne; dust jacket creases, light edgewear, good+. Re Frank Weston Sanford & apocalyptic religious movement centered in Durham, Maine at the turn of the cent ury..

Brand: Shirley Nelson, 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used:Good.

Shirley Nelson, 1989-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. Hardcover with Good DJ. INSCRIBED TO PREVIOUS OWNER AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.