Nequa or The Problem of the Ages

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TitleNequa or The Problem of the Ages
Year for Search1899
Authors[Grigsby], [Alcanoan O.](1837?-1925), and [Lowe], [Mary Prather](1858-1902)
Tertiary AuthorsAdams, Jack [pseud.]
Volume / EditionVol. 1 of The Equity Library.
Pagination399 pp.
Date Published1899-1900
PublisherEquity Publishing Company
Place PublishedTopeka, KS
KeywordsFemale author, Male author, US author
Annotation

Standard communal eutopia. Country called Altruria in the interior of the world near the North Pole. Equitable exchange, democracy, education, communal houses. Gender equality.
Additional Publishers

Originally serialized in Equity (Topeka, KS) (1899 - September 1901)

Rpt. called 3rd ed. [Stevenson, WA?]: Green Snake Press, 2015, with a “Preface to the Third Edition” (ix-xi), an “Introduction” (xiii-xiv), an “Epilogue” (313-345), and a Bibliography (347-349) by Mark Esping.
Info Notes

Apparently based on a draft by Lowe’s husband Tilghman Answorth Howard Lowe (1850-1894), and the “Explanatory” (vi) says that that the book is based on his work and will be the first volume in a series. The Equity edition is copyrighted by A.O. Grigsby and Mary P. Lowe.
Pseudonym

Jack Adams [pseud.]
Holding Institutions

DLC, PU, PSt, W3,2287
Author Note

Grigsby (1837?-1925) Lowe (1858-1902)
Full Text

1899-1900 [Grigsby, Alcanoan O. (1837?-1925) and Mary Prather Lowe (1858-1902)]. Nequa or The Problem of the Ages. By Jack Adams [pseud.]. Topeka, KS: Equity Publishing Company. Vol. 1 of The Equity Library. 388 pp. Rpt. called 3rd ed. [Stevenson, WA?]: Green Snake Press, 2015, with a “Preface to the Third Edition” (ix-xi), an “Introduction” (xiii-xiv), an “Epilogue” (313-345), and a Bibliography (347-349) by Mark Esping. Originally serialized in Equity (Topeka, KS) (1899 - September 1901). Apparently based on a draft by Lowe’s husband Tilghman Answorth Howard Lowe (1850-1894), and the “Explanatory” (vi) says that that the book is based on his work and will be the first volume in a series. The Equity edition is copyrighted by A.O. Grigsby and Mary P. Lowe. DLC, PSt, PU, W3,2287

Standard communal eutopia. Country called Altruria in the interior of the world near the North Pole. Equitable exchange, democracy, education, communal houses. Gender equality.