In 1855 followers of Charles Fourier, led by Victor Considerant, founded a cooperative colony called La Réunion on the limestone bluffs across the Trinity River from Dallas. William and Margaret Hammond trace its founders, the voyage to Texas, the society’s rules and troubles, the suspicion of slaveholding neighbours, and its decline, quoting documents at length.
A careful history of a little-known utopian experiment, valuable for readers of Texas and Dallas history. Download the free EPUB.