Lost Utopias: A Brief Description of Three Quests for Happiness, Alcott's Fruitlands, Old Shaker House and American Indian Museum

By Harriet E. O'Brien

""Lost Utopias"" is a non-fiction book by Harriet E. O'Brien that explores three different attempts at creating ideal communities in 19th century America. The first is Fruitlands, a utopian experiment led by philosopher Bronson Alcott and his friend Charles Lane, which aimed to create a self-sufficient community based on Transcendentalist ideals. The second is the Old Shaker House, a communal living space established by the Shakers, a religious sect known for their celibacy and simple lifestyle. The third is the American Indian Museum, which was founded by a group of Native Americans and non-Native allies in the late 19th century as a way to preserve and celebrate indigenous culture. Through detailed research and vivid storytelling, O'Brien brings these lost utopias to life, exploring the motivations, successes, and failures of each community and the lessons they offer for modern society.1929. This work contains a brief description of three quests for happiness, Alcott's Fruitlands, Old Shaker House, and American Indian Museum rescued from oblivion, recorded and preserved by Clara Endicott Sears on Prospect Hill in the old township of Harvard, Massachusetts. Copiously illustrated throughout with gorgeous photos.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116262485X
• ISBN13: 9781162624853
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"