Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 371 Nordhoff, Charles 1830 1901 The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation E-text prepared by Eric Eldred, Marvin A. Hodges, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Communistic Societies of the United States" by Charles Nordhoff is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book explores various communistic communities in the United States, documenting their origins, practices, and social structures. Nordhoff's investigation is based on personal visits and observations, aiming to provide insights into how these societies operate and their contributions to the labor question. At the start of the book, the author introduces the concept of communism in America, discussing its growth amidst the backdrop of labor issues. He presents his motivations for investigating these communistic societies, emphasizing their potential to offer alternative pathways to independence for the working class. The opening also critiques the prevailing trades unions, which Nordhoff argues have fostered dependency rather than empowerment. He prepares the reader for an examination of several specific communities, starting with the Amana Community, laying the foundation for a thorough analysis of their social customs, economic arrangements, and spiritual beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Collective settlements -- United States HX Text Category: History - American Category: Sociology 874895 2025-10-04T04:38:06.879291 text/html 874716 2025-01-11T02:16:09.745528 text/html 408008 2025-10-04T04:38:18.662247 application/epub+zip 420580 2025-10-04T04:38:10.623330 application/epub+zip 398835 2025-10-04T04:38:09.181296 application/epub+zip 734662 2025-10-04T04:38:24.524228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 688232 2025-10-04T04:38:17.356315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675184 2022-09-04T08:56:00.230279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809022 2025-10-04T04:38:06.341319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 803881 2020-12-26T10:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17096 2025-10-04T04:38:24.659214 application/rdf+xml 15695 2025-10-04T04:38:09.688306 image/jpeg 3572 2025-10-04T04:38:09.435295 image/jpeg 302699 2020-12-26T10:42:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 402335 2025-10-04T04:38:06.942364 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 en.wikipedia