Collected and Compiled by J.H.: The Story of Deacon James HolmesThis is the story, told in many voices, of Deacon James Holmes, the first printer at Chosen Land, the Shaker Community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, where this book was made. Deacon James first came to Chosen Land in 1783 as a young man. It wasn't until he was in his 80s that he received some cases of printing type and decided the only logical thing to do next was build a printing press. He did just that, and on it he printed seed packets for the Shaker