Man and Mission: E.B. Gaston and the Origins of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony

By Paul M. Gaston

Book Overview

In Man and Mission: E. B. Gaston and the Origins of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony, historian Paul Gaston relates his grandfather's 1864 founding of the utopian community of Fairhope, Alabama. The twenty-eight "Fairhopers" hoped to realize an "equality of opportunity, the full reward of individual efforts, and the benefits of co-operation in matters of general concern," at a time when the economic system of the United States was ravaged by monopoly capitalism. Using family and public records, Man and Mission gives an intimate view of a vibrant moment in the history of Gilded Age America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603060405
• ISBN13: 9781603060400
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"