Oneida : from free love Utopia to the well-set table-- an American story
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Published
New York : Picador, 2016.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781250043085 (hardback)
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Published
New York : Picador, 2016.
Street Date
1605
Language
English
ISBN
9781250043085 (hardback)
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"Amidst the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening, John Humphrey Noyes, a spirited but socially awkward young man, attracted a group of devoted followers with his fiery sermons about creating Jesus'' millennial kingdom here on earth. Noyes and his followers built a large communal house in rural New York where they engaged in what Noyes called "complex marriage," an elaborate system of free love where sexual relations with multiple partners was encouraged. Noyes was eventually inspired to institute a program of eugenics, known as "stirpiculture," to breed a new generation of Oneidans from the best members of the Community--many fathered by him. When Noyes died in 1886, the Community disavowed Noyes' disreputable sexual theories and embraced their thriving business of flatware. Oneida Community, Limited would go on to become one of the nation's leading manufacturers of silverware, and their brand a coveted mark of middle-class respectability in pre- and post-WWII America. Told by a descendant of one of the Community's original families, Oneida is a captivating story that straddles two centuries to reveal how a radical, free-love sect, turning its back on its own ideals, transformed into a purveyor of the white picket fence American dream. - For readers of Jill Lepore, Joseph J. Ellis, and Greg Grandin"--
Subjects
LC Subjects
Collective settlements -- New York (State) -- History.
Free love -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
Noyes, John Humphrey, -- 1811-1886.
Oneida Community -- History.
Oneida, ltd. -- History.
Silver flatware -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Tableware -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Free love -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
Noyes, John Humphrey, -- 1811-1886.
Oneida Community -- History.
Oneida, ltd. -- History.
Silver flatware -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Tableware -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wayland-Smith, E. (2016). Oneida: from free love Utopia to the well-set table-- an American story . Picador.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wayland-Smith, Ellen. 2016. Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-set Table-- an American Story. Picador.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wayland-Smith, Ellen. Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-set Table-- an American Story Picador, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wayland-Smith, Ellen. Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-set Table-- an American Story Picador, 2016.
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