Heaven on Earth: the Brook Farm Community

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: Heaven on Earth: the Brook Farm Community
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:37:12
• Published: 2013-05-27 19:48

In the 1840s, Boston's West Roxbury suburb -- which was completely rural at the time -- was home to an experiment in transcendentalist utopian living: the Brook Farm community. The idea was to create an environment of balance and equality. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com