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Book SynopsisExamining the decades from the Civil War to World War I, this text explores a neglected chapter in the history of American utopian and communal experiments. Countering the view that utopianism declined dramatically after the 1840s, it studies utopian experiments across the USA from 1860 to 1914.
Trade ReviewIn this book Robert Fogarty, a distinguished student of American communal groups, offers a rich series of narrative tours of an important, yet neglected, era in our communal history. Reading these pages is like watching clusters of undulating historical mirrors. At times the actors and actresses reflect fascinating but distroted images of their period. Then, from a slightly different angle, we see that the images can teach us much about how Americans were reacting to some confusing transformations that still affect us today. -- Kenneth Roemer, University of Texas, Arlington
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword: All Together Now Chapter 2 "Enclaves of Difference": The Communal Pattern Chapter 3 "Behold a White Horse": Visions and Journeys Chapter 4 "Hard Times":Common Land And Common Labor Chapter 5 "New Movements": Missions or Retreats? Chapter 6 "The New Altruistic Leviathan": Conclusion
