Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories

Trouble in Paradise: Utopia in Indiana

Indiana Historical Society Season 6 Episode 3

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On this episode of Unbound, Casey and Regan are headed to New Harmony, IN. Site of not one, but two attempts at a utopian society. First Casey looks at the story of a theatre troupe which performed on a floating stage down the Wabash River to New Orleans but had its home in New Harmony. The Regan reviews the history of New Harmony and its worldwide influence.

The Wizard of the Great North: John Banvard and His Floating Theaters

Further Information:

Manuscript Map

George Rapp

Robert Owen

New Harmony, Drawing

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