《Maclure of New Harmony》是2009年Indiana University Press出版的圖書，作者是Leonard Warren。
基本介紹
- 中文名：Maclure of New Harmony
- 作者：Leonard Warren
- 出版社：Indiana University Press
- 出版時間：2009年6月8日
- 頁數：328 頁
- 定價：27.95 美元
- 裝幀：Hardcover
- ISBN：9780253353269
內容簡介
"Maclure of New Harmony" follows the twists and turns of William Maclure's intriguing life. A native Scotsman, Maclure (1763-1840) became a merchant, made a fortune, and retired in his early thirties. Then his life became interesting. Fascinated by the study of geology, Maclure did fieldwork throughout Europe before travelling to the United States, where he completed the first geological survey of his adopted nation and published a detailed, colour geological map - one reason he is known as the Father of American Geology. Maclure's travels sharpened his convictions about social justice and led him to a life of social radicalism. He founded progressive schools to educate the children of the working classes and, in 1820, he joined forces with Robert Owen to found New Harmony - the utopian community in Indiana. Ever restless, Maclure later moved to Mexico, where he watched his hopes for the new republic founder.
