Brook Farm: the dark side of Utopia

" Life at Brook Farm resembled an Arcadian adventure, in which the days began with the choir singing Mozart and Haydn and ended with drama and dancing. But how accurate is this image? In the first comprehensive examination of the famous utopian community in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Sterling...

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Main Author: Delano, Sterling F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press 2004
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Summary:" Life at Brook Farm resembled an Arcadian adventure, in which the days began with the choir singing Mozart and Haydn and ended with drama and dancing. But how accurate is this image? In the first comprehensive examination of the famous utopian community in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Sterling Delano reveals a surprisingly grim side to paradise as the Brook Farmers faced relentless financial pressures, a declining faith in their leaders, and smoldering class antagonisms." From the bookjacket.
Physical Description:XVII, 428 S. Ill.
ISBN:0674011600

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