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Autobiography of Brook Farm
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Published
July 1st 1980
by Peter Smith Publisher
(first published 1959)
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Interesting insights into attempts to adopt Associations, what we might call communes or kibbutzs today, as an economic and social way of life in mid-19th century America. Brook Farm, established outside Boston, attracted well-known Yankees including Nathaniel Hawthorne. He lived there for half a year before deciding the Association life wasn't for him. The book consists of correspondence and tracts offering insight into the struggle of the group to establish and thrive. I found the book in the
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