The Communistic Societies Of The United States; Harmony, Oneida, The Shakers, And Others

In the 19th century, a number of utopian social groups, most of them religious sects,formed communal societies as an experiment in social living. This contemporary account describes the communal societies of New Harmony, Oneida, the Shakers, the Amana Society, the Icarians, the Social Freedom Community, and others.