Research Catalog

Title

New Harmony then & now / text, Donald E. Pitzer ; photographs, Darryl D. Jones ; foreword, Jane Blaffer Owen & Connie Weinzapfel.

Author

Pitzer, Donald E.

Publication

Bloomington, Ind. : Quarry Books, c2012.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Jones, Darryl, 1948-

Description

xvi, 202 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 23 x 28 cm.

Summary

New Harmony Then and Now is a photographic and historic celebration of two of America's great Utopian communities located in New Harmony, Indiana. The Harmonists, started by George Rapp, labored to provide physical, intellectual, and spiritual wealth for its members. Ten years later, the Owenites, founded by Robert Owen and his partner William Maclure, settled there, intent on improving humanity through innovations in social theory, educational systems, and discoveries in natural science. Though Owen's communal experiment would not endure, a new social frontier prospered. Today, New Harmony remains a haven of promise, a village that honors its progressive heart. Intellectuals as well as artisans are drawn to this place of science and spirit.--Publisher website.

Series Statement

Quarry books

Uniform Title

Quarry books.

Alternative Title

New Harmony then and now

Subject

• Harmony Society
• Collective settlements > New Harmony > History
• New Harmony (Ind.) > History
• New Harmony (Ind.) > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

• History
• Pictorial works

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Then -- New Harmony's utopian heritage -- The Harmonists -- The Owenites -- Beyond success and failure to legacies and lessons -- Now -- Gallery.

ISBN

• 9780253356451 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0253356458 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2011025278

OCLC

• 770694279
• SCSB-10881420

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library