Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Book_of_Springfield

"Being the review of a book that will appear in the autumn of the year 2018, and an extended description of Springfield, Illinois, in that year."

Release date is 2019-07-05

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"The Golden Book of Springfield" by Vachel Lindsay is a utopian novel written between 1904 and 1918 and published in 1920. Set in Lindsay's hometown of Springfield, Illinois, the work envisions the city's transformation into a paradise one hundred years into the future. Through mystical visions experienced by the Prognosticators' Club and the author himself, the narrative depicts citizens working toward spiritual awakening and social reform, guided by the enigmatic St. Friend, who seeks to unite all religions into one blessed community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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