Description: Americana Germanica; The Harmony Society: A Chapter in German American Culture History by John Archibald Bole, Ph.D., Americana Germanica Press, Philadelphia, 1904, 176pp, cloth, 7 x 10", 8vo Fair condition. Normal wear to boards. Tips are bumped. Title in gilt on spine. Inscription by the author on flyleaf. Text is in both English and German. Toning and age-staining throughout textblock. Binding intact. Includes photos. Please see photos. The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and pietist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in 1785. Due to religious persection by the Lutheran Church and the government in Wurttemberg, the group moved to the United States, where representatives initially purchased land in Butler County, Pennsylvania. On February 15, 1805, the group of approximately 400 followers formally organized the Harmony Society, placing all their goods in common. Under its founder and spiritual leader, Johann Georg Rapp (1757-1847), the Society existed for one hundred years, roughly from 1805 until 1905. Members were known as Harmonists, Harmonites, or Rappites. The Society is best known for its worldly successes, most notably the establishment of three model communities, the first at Harmony, Pennsylvania; the second, also called Harmony, in the Indiana Territory, now New Harmony, Indiana; and the third and final town at Economy, now Ambridge, Pennsylvania. FORN-TUB-0039-BB-0524-JC725
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Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Inscribed
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Author: John Archibald Bole
Publisher: Americana Germanica Press
Topic: Religion
Subject: History
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