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The Children of Prosperity: Thirteen Modern American Communes.
NY: St. Martin's Press, 1978. First edition. 8vo. 281pp. SIGNED, inscribed and dated (1985) by the author on the front free endpaper.
A superior overview of the rural commune movement in America in the '60s and '70s, and specifically a study of thirteen representative communes, including Drop City and Libre (Colorado); The Lama Foundation and Morning Star East (New Mexico); Wheeler Ranch and Ananda Cooperative Village (California); and Crook's Creek (Oregon). On page 37 a proseltyzer for dome living proclaims: "Soon domed cities will spread across the world, anywhere land is cheap - on the deserts, in the swamps, on mountains, tundra, ice caps. The tribes are moving, building completely free and open waystations, each a warm and beautiful conscious environment. We are winning." Includes a concluding chapter on the destiny and legacy of the modern commune movement, and a bibliography.
Fine in dw.
