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1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Charles Fourier's philosophy -- The doctor's community -- A better site for a Phalanstère -- First emissaries to the frontier -- Preparations and the view from Paris -- Preparations and the view from Guise -- Preparations and the view from Brussels -- Preparations and the view from Chapelle Gaugain -- Preparations and the view from New York -- Finding land -- Sailing to America -- Expectations -- Storm clouds -- From sails to steam to feet -- From Houston to the three forks -- First days building and the bloom of June -- Confronting the vision -- Trying out life -- Considerant and Texas politics -- Downward slide -- Demise -- Endings and new beginning -- Afterword: Réunion influences on Dallas. |
| Summary |
"Sabotaged is the account of French, Swiss, and Belgian intellectuals who followed Victor Considerant to Texas in 1855 in a quixotic attempt to fulfill their dreams of a new life in a utopia"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Considerant, Victor, 1808-1893.
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Considerant, Victor, 1808-1893. |
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Fourier, Charles, 1772-1837 -- Influence.
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Fourier, Charles, 1772-1837. |
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Fourier, Charles, 1772-1837 -- Influence. |
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Considerant, Victor, 1808-1893. |
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Utopias -- Texas -- History.
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Utopias. |
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Texas. |
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History. |
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Utopian socialism -- Texas -- History.
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Utopian socialism. |
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Collective settlements -- Texas -- History.
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Collective settlements. |
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La Réunion (Tex.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pratt, James, 1927- Sabotaged. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020] 9781496207920 (DLC) 2019021372 (OCoLC)1114274717 |
| ISBN |
9781496220127 (electronic book) |
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1496220129 (electronic book) |
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9781496220141 (electronic book) |
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1496220145 (electronic book) |
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9781496207920 |
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1496207920 |
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9781496220134 (mobi) |
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