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Utopia, New Jersey : travels in the nearest Eden / Perdita Buchan.

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LIBRA HX655.N5 B83 2007
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Buchan, Perdita, 1940-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Utopian socialism--New Jersey--History.
Utopian socialism.
Immigrants--New Jersey--History.
Immigrants.
Communities--New Jersey--History.
Communities.
History.
New Jersey--Description and travel.
New Jersey.
Physical Description:
xv, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rivergate Books/Rutgers University Press, [2007]
Summary:
Utopian communities described in the book include: Helicon Home Colony in Englewood, Free Acres in Berkeley Heights, Stelton in Piscataway, Physical Culture City in Spotswood, Self Master Colony in Union, The Jewish agricultural settlement of Woodbine, Roosevelt, Rova Farms in the Pine Barrens.
Contents:
Helicon home colony : a cooperative living colony
Free acres : a single-tax colony
Stelton : an experiment in education
Physical culture city : the kingdom of health
The self master's colony : a home for the homeless
Woodbine : immigrants on the land
Roosevelt : new deal town
Rova farms : preserving a culture
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index.
ISBN:
9780813541785
0813541786
OCLC:
80019772

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