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Robert Dale Owen (1801 77) was a social reformer and politician who
emigrated to the United States in 1825. He was elected to the US
House of Representatives in 1842, and appointed US Minister at
Naples in 1853. He was the author of political pamphlets, as well
as books inspired by spiritualism, such as Footfalls on the
Boundary of Another World (1860; also reissued in this series).
First published in 1874, this autobiography focuses on Owen's early
life, beginning with the history of his family before his birth. As
well as Owen's childhood in New Lanark, it documents the beginnings
of the experimental community set up by Robert Owen, the author's
father, in New Harmony, Indiana. Owen, who emigrated to the United
States to help his father in this project, tells of his own
experience of communal life, and sheds light on an early example of
Utopian socialism.
Robert Dale Owen (1801 1877) was born in Scotland and emigrated to
the United States in 1825 to help his social reformer father Robert
Owen set up an experimental community in New Harmony, Indiana. He
was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1842, and
appointed US minister at Naples in 1853. In addition to his
political career, Owen was a follower of spiritualism. In Footfalls
on the Boundary of Another World, published in 1860, he draws from
his own observations of supernatural phenomena as well as published
research in fields such as psychology. Owen's comprehensive study
addresses six thematic areas. He starts by comparing attempts to
navigate uncharted spiritual waters to Christopher Columbus'
voyages of discovery, and then moves on to examine themes such as
dreams, disturbances and apparitions.
Robert Dale Owen (1801 1877) left Scotland at the age of
twenty-four to help run an experimental colony in New Harmony,
Indiana, established by this father Robert Owen, the social
reformer. While in the United States, he became a prominent
proponent of slave emancipation and public education, eventually
joining the Indiana legislature before moving on to become a member
of the United States Congress, which led to his posting as a
diplomat in Naples. In addition to his political interests, Owen
was fascinated with the world of spiritualism. In this work,
published in 1871, he assesses Protestantism and Catholicism and
considers how spiritualism can 'confirm the truths and assure the
progress of Christianity'. He goes on to explain at length the
characteristics of spiritualism, including the physical
manifestations and identity of spirits, as well as his own
experience of apparitions.
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