Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-255) and index.
Contents
The utopian vision in the Gilded Age -- Julius A. Wayland and his utopian vision -- A community of "sensible, intelligent, earnest, and industrious people" -- A freer, fuller, richer life for women -- Living socialism in Tennessee -- The death and rebirth of Ruskin -- "A union of weaknesses" : Ruskin and the currents within American radicalism --Epilogue : the meanings of Ruskin.