Utopia/Dystopia

The Communistic Societies of the United States Index

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One of the persistent themes of US history is an urge to return to the land and create the 'perfect' society. However, few besides specialist historians are today aware that there was a huge communal living movement in the mid-19th century. This resulted in a number of functional utopian communities, some more experimental than others.

The Communistic Societies of the United States Index

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