My Friends At Brook Farm

My Friends At Brook Farm is a memoir written by John Van Der Zee Sears, detailing his experiences living and working at Brook Farm, a utopian community located in Massachusetts during the mid-19th century. Sears recounts his time spent with the community's residents, including prominent figures such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson, as well as his own personal growth and development during his stay. The book provides a unique insight into the daily life and beliefs of the Brook Farm community, as well as the challenges and successes they faced in their pursuit of a more equitable and just society. Overall, My Friends At Brook Farm offers a fascinating glimpse into a little-known chapter of American history and the ideals that drove the utopian movement of the 19th century.Dr. Ripley gained my confidence by claiming old acquaintance, recalling a former meeting that I had quite forgotten. Several years previous, when I was a very small boy indeed, my father had taken me with him on a flying trip from New York to Boston, deciding to do so, I suppose rather than to leave mother in a strange city with two children on her hands. During that brief visit Dr. Ripley had taken father to call on an illustrious artist, and he now recalled the circumstances to my mind. With his prompting I could remember riding in a carriage; seeing a tall silvery old gentleman wearing a black velvet robe lined with red, and tasting white grapes for the first time; but I could not think of the silvery gentleman's name.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.