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Owen, Robert, -- 1771-1858 --- New Harmony (Ind.) -- History
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Robert Dale Owen (1801-77) was a social reformer and politician who emigrated to the United States in 1825. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1842, and appointed US Minister at Naples in 1853. He was the author of political pamphlets, as well as books inspired by spiritualism, such as Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World (1860; also reissued in this series). First published in 1874, this autobiography focuses on Owen's early life, beginning with the history of his family before his birth. As well as Owen's childhood in New Lanark, it documents the beginnings of the experimental community set up by Robert Owen, the author's father, in New Harmony, Indiana. Owen, who emigrated to the United States to help his father in this project, tells of his own experience of communal life, and sheds light on an early example of Utopian socialism.
Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877 --- New Harmony (Ind.) --- Indiana --- United States --- Biography & Autobiography --- Social Science
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For nearly seven decades, Jane Blaffer Owen was the driving force behind the restoration and revitalization of the town of New Harmony, Indiana. In this delightful memoir, Blaffer Owen describes the transformational effect the town had on her life. An oil heiress from Houston, she met and married Kenneth Dale Owen, great-great-grandson of Robert Owen, founder of a communal society in New Harmony. When she visited the then dilapidated town with her husband in 1941, it was love at first sight, and the story of her life and the life of the town became intertwined. Her engaging account of her journey to renew the town provides glimpses into New Harmony's past and all of its citizens--scientists, educators, and naturalists--whose influence spread far beyond the town limits. And there are fascinating stories of the artists, architects, and theologians who became part of Blaffer Owen's life at New Harmony, where, she says, "My roots could sink deeply and spread."
New Harmony (Ind.) --- Harmonie (Ind.) --- Social life and customs. --- History. --- Owen, Jane Blaffer, --- Blaffer Owen, Jane, --- Historic preservation --- Heiresses --- Female heirs --- Women heirs --- Heirs --- Preservation, Historic --- Preservationism (Historic preservation) --- Cultural property --- Protection
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Utopias --- Social reformers --- Educational change --- Educators --- Geological surveys --- Geologists --- Ideal states --- States, Ideal --- Utopian literature --- Political science --- Socialism --- Voyages, Imaginary --- Dystopias --- Change, Educational --- Education change --- Education reform --- Educational reform --- Reform, Education --- School reform --- Educational planning --- Educational innovations --- Geology --- Surveys --- History --- Maclure, William, --- M'Clure, William, --- Member of the late board, --- McClure, William, --- United States --- New Harmony (Ind.) --- Harmonie (Ind.) --- Social conditions
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