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Communes USA: A Personal Tour.
Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1972. First edition. Wrps., 406pp. Photo-illustrated throughout.
Fairfield founded The Modern Utopian in September 1966, and this comprehensive work reports on his five-year, 12,000 mile tour through the diverse variety of American communes, beginning with anarchist communes (The School of Living, Cold Mountain Farm, among others); Walden Two (Twin Oaks); modern religious communes (including The Lama Foundation, The One World Family, and The City of Light); hip communes of rural America (New Buffalo, Drop City, Magic Farm, Olompali Ranch, Morning Star et al); group marriage communes (including Harrad West and The Family); service communities, such as Synanon; and youth communes (Yellow Submarine and Greenfeel). Includes extensive interviews with commune members, including Peter Rabbit of Drop City, supported by numerous photographs.
An unread, Near Fine copy, with only trivial wear to top right corner of upper wrapper.
