Project Gutenberg 2022-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 146 Forbush, Zebina Clarke, Frances H. 13033846 The Co-opolitan: A Story of the Co-operative Commonwealth of Idaho $aUnited States :$bCharles H. Kerr,$c1898. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Co-opolitan: A Story of the Co-operative Commonwealth of Idaho" by Zebina Forbush is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the trials and hopes of a group of individuals seeking to establish a co-operative society in Idaho during a period marked by economic distress. The narrative focuses on the main character, Mr. Braden, a young man who, despite initial personal losses, is drawn into the ambitious project led by a charismatic figure named John Thompson. At the start of the story, the author presents a backdrop of despair in 1897 America, where wealth disparity has left many in poverty despite the country's riches. The narrative introduces Braden as he navigates his way through Chicago, reflecting on his losses while encountering Thompson, who introduces him to the ideas of co-operation as a remedy for social and economic inequalities. Their discussions ignite Braden's interest in the evolving co-operative vision that aims to establish a community where resources and responsibilities are shared, epitomized by the founding of Co-opolis in Idaho. The opening deftly sets the stage for the larger themes of community, idealism, and the pursuit of a new social order that will unfold throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/coopolitanstoryo00forb 20181219212831forbush 1898 US Reading ease score: 57.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Utopias -- Fiction Utopian fiction Idaho -- Fiction Cooperative societies -- Fiction HX PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 415805 2025-07-26T13:21:27.924073 text/html 393455 2024-10-18T19:11:55 text/html 446617 2025-07-26T13:21:34.804074 application/epub+zip 443232 2025-07-26T13:21:29.265002 application/epub+zip 247982 2025-07-26T13:21:28.592074 application/epub+zip 535314 2025-07-26T13:21:38.968001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496643 2025-07-26T13:21:34.097029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302256 2022-09-30T09:19:13.311322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377544 2025-07-26T13:21:27.424100 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357423 2024-10-18T19:11:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17200 2025-07-26T13:21:39.242960 application/rdf+xml 19748 2025-07-26T13:21:28.709005 image/jpeg 2867 2025-07-26T13:21:28.652033 image/jpeg 386628 2025-07-26T13:21:27.967018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog