@booklet {9902, title = {My First and Last Book. A Book for the Crisis and A Crisis for the Book}, year = {1844}, month = {[1844] Anno 1, new era, 1 qr. Year is given on p. 46}, pages = {64 pp. }, publisher = {Np}, address = {[Massachusetts?]}, abstract = {

All humans belong to one universal brotherhood. Marriage for life between one man and one woman. Sex only for reproduction. Extended childhood under parents\&$\#$39; care. \“The child then becomes a member of the common brotherhood or community, where through the whole there is impartial, social sympathy and equal love, and in which there is a perfect supply of all the wants of every member, and all the means essential to a perfect developement [sic] of character\” (15). Common property. If people life correctly, they will have no need of doctors. Good food, fruit and vegetables being the best, clean air, regular exercise; mentions no corsets for women. No need for clergy. Lays out a new calendar (48-51).

}, keywords = {Male author, US author}, author = {A Plain Man, A native of Massachusetts} }