Utopia, or, Story of a Town As It Should Be, and Probably Will Be, When the Conditions Are All Righted. Put any person in right conditions, and he will do right as certainly as any other of God's creatures

1869 [Gould, William]. Utopia, or, Story of a Town As It Should Be, and Probably Will Be, When the Conditions Are All Righted. Put any person in right conditions, and he will do right as certainly as any other of God’s creatures. By An Old Reformer [pseud.]. Springfield: Illinois State Journal Steam Press. 12 pp. IU

Eutopia of a small village in mid-Illinois written by a broom maker. Democratic, egalitarian, no money, free love. Includes a description of the town and the large building at its center that is the focus of village life with dining and meeting rooms, a library, a music room with an organ, a post office, a telegraph office, a printing office, and a museum. There are also rooms on separate floors where men and women can retreat either on their own or “with a chosen friend” (6). There is a dormitory for children who do not have formal schooling but are educated through their life in Utopia. The people lead balanced, temperate lives.