“This photographic and historic celebration of New Harmony, Indiana explores the exciting history of two great American Utopian communities: the Harmonists and the Owenites. Intellectuals and artisans alike are drawn to this setting of science and spirit. ”
“This is a beautiful book with beautiful pictures, and I recommend you check it out. ”
— The Society for Utopian Studies
“New Harmony: Then & Now provides a highly readable account of the communitarian movements in New Harmony, Indiana, alongside beautiful images that provide a window into the vibrant community that still exists along the banks of the Wabash River. While this book was clearly produced for a general audience, academic historians might glean much about nineteenth-century American society
from its pages.”
— Indiana Magazine of History
“Browsing the sumptuous photos in New Harmony Then & Now is the next best thing to a visit.”
— WFIU
“Stunning from start to finish . . . Pitzer and Jones, through his dynamic full-color photographs, show how Rapp and Owen's larger-than-life personalities still impress 200 years later. ”
— NUVO
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