Utopian Communities in America, 1680-1880 (Revised)

Title: Utopian Communities in America, 1680-1880 (Revised) Author: Holloway, Mark ISBN: 9780486215938 Publisher: Dover Publications Published: 2011 Binding: Quality Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Social Science 1362793 Publisher Description: Throughout history, mankind has had the ever-recurring dream of creating perfection. In America, many of these dreams were put to the severe test of reality. More than 100 religious and socialistic communities were formed in the nineteenth century alone, in a widespread movement that involved over 100,000 men, women, and children. Though nearly all the communities were bitter failures and many seem to us today extremely naïve, they nevertheless made valuable contributions to American life -- particularly in t