Harmony in 1811 : from Travels in the United States of America

by John Melish

Paper Book, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

974.891.2 MEL

Collection

Publication

Harmony, Pa. : Historic Harmony, c2003.

Description

"John Melish's account of [his] visit in 1811 to Harmony, Pennsylvania, [presently in Butler County]is the best surviving description of the Harmony Society's first community in America. Nearly 200 years later it remains both a wide-angled and sharply focused introduction to these remarkable people." In this booklet's introduction, Joe White of the University of Pittsburgh explains the importanceof reproducing chapter 9 in Scotsman John Melish's 1812 TRAVELS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Melishdescribes his first impressions of the town as highly favorable and proceeds to give a detailedpicture of Harmony's size and shape, economic development and material culture. He portrays "the Harmonistsin an insightful way that has stood the test of time."… (more)

Language

Physical description

v, 21 p.; 22 cm

ISBN

0974465771 / 9780974465777

DDC/MDS

974.891.2 MEL
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