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Working for the Lord /

A tribute to the tradition of fine American craftmanship that is the legacy of the early, hard-working religious communes of the 19th and 20th centuries. Original photographs, film clips, drawings, engravings and interviews re-create the energetic and enterprising world of these unique religious com...

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Corporate Authors:	Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc, Republic Pictures Home Video (Firm)
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, [1986?]
Series:	American documents series.
Subjects:	Collective settlements > United States. Religious communities > United States. United States > Religious life and customs. Industries > United States > History. United States > History.

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