What if 2: What would have happened had more communities similar to Oneida been formed?
Short answer:
Probably not much.
Long answer: Oneida had a couple sister communities that held similar beliefs. There was the Wallingford Community of Connecticut, founded in 1851, the Cambridge Community, founded in the 1840s, and the Newark Community, founded in 1852. Noyes would visit these communities from time to time, and they supported each other economically. However, following the collapse of Oneida, all but the Wallingford branch shut down. The Wallingford branch, although smaller than Oneida, continued operations. Unfortunately, in 1878, the Wallingford branch was decimated by a tornado, and promptly abandoned by the community members.
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This proved to be an excellent choice for the subject matter. Carden clearly illustrates the atmosphere and events at Oneida from its inception to modern day. The different aspects of the Oneida community are thoroughly explained and little is left to assumption. Carden provides a handy index, which makes it easy to locate specifics, as there is a lot of information to go through. The pictures Carden supplies are well spread out and help in visualizing the community. I would highly recommend this book to future APUSH students, as out of my three books, this was the most in depth source I read. A good 60% of the information I used in my paper came from Carden’s book. It deserves a 9.5 out of 10 stars. My only complaint would be a lack of information regarding other individuals in the Oneida community, but that may be absent due to a lack of access to credible sources regarding other individuals.[1] For such a historical topic, Carden has written an extremely easy-to-read enjoyable work. Overall, a satisfying read that provided the bulk of the information used in my
Short answer:
Probably not much.
Long answer: Oneida had a couple sister communities that held similar beliefs. There was the Wallingford Community of Connecticut, founded in 1851, the Cambridge Community, founded in the 1840s, and the Newark Community, founded in 1852. Noyes would visit these communities from time to time, and they supported each other economically. However, following the collapse of Oneida, all but the Wallingford branch shut down. The Wallingford branch, although smaller than Oneida, continued operations. Unfortunately, in 1878, the Wallingford branch was decimated by a tornado, and promptly abandoned by the community members.
So could have other branches been …show more content…
This proved to be an excellent choice for the subject matter. Carden clearly illustrates the atmosphere and events at Oneida from its inception to modern day. The different aspects of the Oneida community are thoroughly explained and little is left to assumption. Carden provides a handy index, which makes it easy to locate specifics, as there is a lot of information to go through. The pictures Carden supplies are well spread out and help in visualizing the community. I would highly recommend this book to future APUSH students, as out of my three books, this was the most in depth source I read. A good 60% of the information I used in my paper came from Carden’s book. It deserves a 9.5 out of 10 stars. My only complaint would be a lack of information regarding other individuals in the Oneida community, but that may be absent due to a lack of access to credible sources regarding other individuals.[1] For such a historical topic, Carden has written an extremely easy-to-read enjoyable work. Overall, a satisfying read that provided the bulk of the information used in my