Maclure of New Harmony: Scientist, Progressive Educator, Radical Philanthropist

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Maclure Leonard Warren of New Harmony Maclure of New Harmony Maclure of New Harmony Scientist Progr essive Educator R adical Philanthropist • Leonard Warren Indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA www.iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2009 by Leonard Warren All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences —Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data Warren, Leonard, dateMaclure of New Harmony: scientist, progressive educator, radical philanthropist /Leonard Warren.    p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-35326-9 (cloth: alk. paper ) 1. McClure, William, 1763–1840. 2. Geologists—United States—Biography. 3. Geological surveys—United States— History—19th century. 4. Educators— United States—Biography. 5. Educational change—United States—History—19th century. 6. Social reformers—United States—Biography. 7. New Harmony (Ind.)—History—19th century. 8. Utopias—United States—History—19th century. 9. United States—Social conditions —To 1865. I. Title. E340.M16W37 2009 973.5092—dc22 [B] 2008051604 1 2 3 4 5 14 13 12 11 10 09 To those who are gone Sydney A. Warren Irving A. Warren Bernice K. Warren Edith Ennis Jim Sprague John M. Buchanan Jay Lash Alan Epstein Sol Erulkar Jean-Claude Jardillier Bert BuAime (William Wharton) ...