The Promise of Paradise : Utopian Communities in British Columbia (Expanded Second)

Scott, an author, journalist, editor, and photographer, details the stories of about 15 utopian communities in British Columbia, such as communities created by individuals like William Duncan, the Norwegian colonies of Hagensborg and Quatsino, Danish settlers at Cape Scott, the Finnish colony of Sointula, the Houkhobors, Brother XII and the Aquarian Foundation, Quakers, and communities today. This edition has been revised and expanded, adding new sections on the Emissaries of Divine Light and 1970s counter-cultural activity on the Sunshine Coast, as well as discussion of new co-housing complexes. Distributed in the US by Partners Publishers Group. Annotation 2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)