The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Narrated by David McCullough, this hour-long documentary^[2] features interviews with several living Shakers and with historians and philosophers.^[3]

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.^[4]

It was released part of Ken Burns' America DVD set on September 28, 2004.^[5]