The Fair Hope of Heaven (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780985773311)

Fairhope, Alabama, founded in 1895 to prove Henry George's theory of a single tax, has prospered in recent years in spite of, rather than because of that fact. THE FAIR HOPE OF HEAVEN takes an introspective glance at the town as it once was, revealing some of its famous visitors including Clarence Darrow and Upton Sinclair, and tells of the town's founder, E.B. Gaston, and the world-renowned proponent of progressive education, Marietta Johnson, who started her school there. With character sketches of oddballs and intellectuals she remembers, the author paints a nostalgic picture of a 20th century American utopian community.

Author: Mary Lois Timbes
ISBN-10: 0985773316
ISBN-13: 9780985773311
Publisher: Sibley Oak Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2012
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d