xiv, 167 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents
1. Johann Friedrich Krumnow -- 2. Utopian Communalism, an Ancient Dream -- 3. The Restless Immigrant -- 4. Hernnhut Commune Takes Root -- 5. Toil, Harvest, Happiness and Dissent -- 6. Maria Heller and Hill Plain Commune -- 7. The Strains of Expansion -- 8. The End for Johann Friedrich Krumnow -- 9. Herrnhut's Decline -- 10. Herrnhut's Afterlife
Summary
This is the story of Australia's first utopian commune. Johann Friedrich Krumnow and his followers fled Germany to escape religious oppression and to seek a safe haven for their radical way of life