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100 1 _aCurtis, George William,
_d1824-1892
245 1 0 _aEarly Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm and Concord
246 1 _aEarly Letters of George William Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm and Concord
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-06-01
508 _aProduced by Eric Eldred, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight: Brook Farm and Concord" edited by George Willis Cooke is a collection of correspondence from the early 19th century. The letters provide insights into the lives and thoughts of George William Curtis and his brother Burrill during their formative years at Brook Farm, an experiment in communal living and transcendental philosophy, as well as their interactions with influential figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and John S. Dwight. At the start of this compilation, the reader is introduced to Curtis's background, including his education and the strong bond with his brother, as well as their admiration for Emerson. The letters explore Curtis's feelings and experiences while attending the Brook Farm community, highlighting interactions with various residents, the nature of their education, and their participation in the society’s unique blend of labor, study, and cultural activities. Curtis’s initial enthusiasm for the transcendentalist ideas and the vibrant social life at Brook Farm is evident; however, he also maintains a degree of critical distance from some of the community's ideals, indicating a nuanced perspective on the experiment. This opening portion lays the groundwork for understanding not only Curtis’s personal journey but also the broader cultural and intellectual currents of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAuthors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence
653 _aBrook Farm Phalanx (West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.)
653 _aCurtis, George William, 1824-1892 -- Correspondence
653 _aDwight, John Sullivan, 1813-1893 -- Correspondence
700 1 _aCooke, George Willis,
_d1848-1923
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8222
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