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An assassin in utopia : the true story of a nineteenth-century sex cult and a president's murder

An assassin in utopia : the true story of a nineteenth-century sex cult and a president's murder

Wels, Susan, author.
Book 2023

"From 1848 to 1881, a small utopian colony in upstate New York-the Oneida Community-was known for its shocking sexual practices, from open marriage and free love to the sexual training of young boys by older women. And in 1881, a one-time member of the Oneida Community-Charles Julius Guiteau-assassinated President James Garfield in a brutal crime that shook America to its core. An Assassin in Utopia is the first book that weaves together these ex...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Collective settlements New York (State) History 19th century
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 Assassination
Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882
Noyes, John Humphrey, 1811-1886
Oneida Community
Oneida Community History
True crime stories
Utopian socialism New York (State) History 19th century
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ISBN:
9781639363124
Edition:
First Pegasus Books cloth edition
Description:
258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Other Title:
True story of a nineteenth-century sex cult and a president's murder
True story of a 19th century sex cult and a president's murder
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-246) and index
Contents:
Part 1: A utopia of lust. The secret history
A revolution of the senses
Part 2: The editor and the assassin. H. Greeley & Co.
Muggletonians and mystics
Garfield's crucible
Dreams and disasters
Horace Greeley for president
Part 3: Kingdom come. The master of love
Prizes of power
Serpents in the garden
The removal
End times
Over the falls
Control Number:
3240314
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