Lane, Charles, 1800-1870

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Dates:
Birth 1800-03-31
Death 1870-01-05
Death 1870
Britons
English

Biographical notes:

Author, libertarian, abolitionist, and journalist, of England; became involved with Bronson Alcott's transcendentalist movement and in 1843 (with Alcott) established a transcendentalist utopian community in Harvard, Mass., known as Fruitlands which was dissolved in 1844; later lived at the Harvard Shaker community and in 1846 joined with Joseph Palmer to form the Leominster and Harvard Benevolent Association; returned to England ca. 1850, resuming a career in journalism.

From the description of Papers, 1842-1851. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70938206

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • Libertarianism
  • Mortgages
  • Transcendentalism (New England)
  • Utopias

Occupations:

  • Abolitionists
  • Journalists
  • Libertarians
  • Transcendentalists (New England)

Places:

  • Massachusetts--Harvard (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)