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Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Bios: George Ripley
Resource offers the biography of George Ripley (1802-1880 CE), minister of the Purchase Street Church in Boston and a central figure in the Transcendentalist movement of the 1830's.
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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.
Yale University
Beineicke Library: America and the Utopian Dream
This exhibition documents the quest for utopian society through the literary works and manuscripts in the collection of Yale University's Beinecke Library, beginning with Thomas More's Utopia. With additional information on utopian...
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.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Utopias in America
A good look at the various Utopian communities established in the United States in the 1800s. Find out about the communities, their founders, and their demise.
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.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: George Ripley
This site explains the role of George Ripley in founding Brook Farm. Examines the philosophy behind the utopian community and the causes for its ultimate demise.
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Bartleby.com: The Dial and George Ripley
Describes the role of George Ripley as assistant editor to "The Dial," and examines the importance of the publication in the transcendental movement.