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New Harmony, Indiana : like a river, not a lake : a memoir / Jane Blaffer Owen ; afterwords by Anne Dale Owen and Jane Dale Owen ; edited by Nancy Mangum McCaslin.

Owen, Jane Blaffer, author, author of afterword, colophon, etc.; Owen, Anne Dale, author of afterword, colophon, etc.; McCaslin, Nancy Mangum, editor.
2015
F534.N5 .O94 2015eb
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Title
New Harmony, Indiana : like a river, not a lake : a memoir / Jane Blaffer Owen ; afterwords by Anne Dale Owen and Jane Dale Owen ; edited by Nancy Mangum McCaslin.
Author
Owen, Jane Blaffer, author, author of afterword, colophon, etc.
ISBN
9780253016638 (electronic book)
9780253016249
Published
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2015.
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxxiv, 359 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
F534.N5 .O94 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
335.977234
Summary
"For nearly seven decades, Jane Blaffer Owen was the driving force behind the restoration and revitalization of the town of New Harmony, Indiana. In this delightful memoir, Blaffer Owen describes the transformational effect the town had on her life. An oil heiress from Houston, she met and married Kenneth Dale Owen, great-great-grandson of Robert Owen, founder of the communal society in New Harmony. When she visited the then-dilapidated town with her husband in 1941, it was love at first sight, and the story of her life and the life of the town became intertwined. Her engaging account of her journey to renew the town provides glimpses into New Harmony's past and all of its citizens--scientists, educators, and naturalists--whose influence spread far beyond the town limits. And there are fascinating stories of the artists, architects, and theologians who became part of Blaffer Owen's life at New Harmony, where, she says, 'My roots could sink deeply and spread.'"--Jacket.
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Includes index.
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Owen, Anne Dale, author of afterword, colophon, etc.
McCaslin, Nancy Mangum, editor.
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New Harmony, Indiana.
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Foreword / John Philip Newell
Foreword / J. Pittman McGehee
Preface / Jane Blaffer Owen
Acknowledgments / Jane Blaffer Owen
Historical note / Connie A. Weinzapfel
From spoken to written words / Nancy Mangum McCaslin
Twin vows
Indian Mound
The sixth generation
Harmonist House
Harmonist Church and School
Acquiring the granary and mansion
May Day fête
Lipchitz
Enter Paul Tillich
Polio epidemic
Sir George MacLeod
Iona
Assy
Kilbinger House
Poet's House and beyond
Violets down the lane
Enter Philip Johnson
Cornerstone dedication
May Day dedication of the roofless church and Barrett-Gate House
Tillich visits Houston
MacLeod's dedication of the Lipchitz Gate
Estranged and reunited : the new being
The undying dead
Paul Tillich Park
Paul Tillich commemorative service
Open windows
Tumbling walls
Glass House
Orchard House
Rapp-Maclure-Owen House restoration
Art and Carol's garden
Epilogue
Editor's note
Afterword : life was to celebrate / Anne Dale Owen
Afterword : through a child's eyes / Jane Dale Owen
Biography
Notes
Town map legend.

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