Curated OER
Dipping Into the Pond: Transcendentalism and Us
Eleventh graders have a basic comprehension of transcendentalism and a familiarity with the principal propenents of the philosophy. They recognize of the unique role played by Concord, MA in the dispersion of transcendentalism. ...
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: November 29: Bronson Alcott & Father
From the Library of Congress "Today in History" website, this page provides biographical details about Louisa May Alcott and her family. The second section discusses her father, Bronson Alcott, and gives details about his ideas, the...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Transcendentalism
This site provides details about the contributions of Bronson Alcott to transcendental thought and explains his role in Fruitlands and Brook Farm. Explains his innovative educational theories and provides details about his family life.
University of Michigan
American Verse Project: Sonnets and Canzonets by A. Bronson Alcott
This site from the University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative provides a searchable full text of "Sonnets and Canzonets," poems by Bronson Alcott (1799-1888 CE).
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Alcotts and Orchard House
Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, is now a museum but was once the home of Bronson Alcott and Louisa May Alcott. From this site you can access a virtual tour of Orchard House.
Other
Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association: Bronson Alcott Biography
This Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association site features this profile of her father, the educator and transcendentalist writer Amos Bronson Alcott.
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Life of Amos Bronson Alcott
Biographical survey of the educational and religious philosophy of Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), author, teacher, conversationalist, transcendentalist philosopher, and outspoken advocate of educational and social reform. Includes extensive...
Other
Bronson's Educational Philosophy
This article, "Bronson Alcott's Experiment in Practical Transcendentalism," provides an analysis of the educational and religious philosophy of Bronson Alcott.
University of Michigan
Making of America: Ralph Waldo Emerson, by A. Bronson Alcott
The University of Michigan offers this reproduction of Bronson Alcott's work as part of their Making of America series. A search feature allows users to search using boolean operators or a proximity search as well as more basic keyword.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Experiments With Utopia
Read about the communities, often religious, that strove to be a Utopia, a perfect place where man's natural goodness would provide a good life. Several Utopian communities were spread across the East and Midwest.
Digital History
Digital History: American Transcendentalism
A detailed look at the philosophy behind American Transcendalism, and a discussion of many of those who practiced it.
Other
Amos Bronson Alcott Network: Bronson Alcott the Reformer
This site describes the reform movements with which Bronson Alcott (1799-1888) was associated, including the Abolitionists and the Non-Resistance Society.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Renaissance
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is The Renaissance.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations: Amos Bronson Alcott
This site contains a brief collection of quotes from the writings of the educator and transcendentalist Bronson Alcott (1799-1888). Also provides source information.