Download or read book Ephrata Cloister written by John Bradley and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the austere lifestyle and culture of the eighteenth-century religious community, led by Conrad Beissel, that lived, worked, and worshiped at the Ephrata Cloister. Includes a tour of the nine original Germanic buildings on the site.