Angel and the Serpent

William E. Wilson (1906-1988) was a professor of English at Indiana University and the author of numerous books and articles as well as a beloved teacher. The Angel and the Serpent was one of his best known works.

• PrefacePart One: HarmoniePart Two: The Community of EqualityPart Three: And AfterAppendix A: The Memorial of George Rapp and the Harmony Society, 1806Appendix B: The Second Harmonist Contract, 1821Selected BibliographyIndex

"The Angel and the Serpent is a book which combines scholarship and literary grace, and which recreates for us both the world of the Rappites and the Owenites." Henry Steele Commager, The New York Times Book Review "Wilson writes with clarity and humor and has given us a work which will be valuable both to the cultural historian and to the general reader." St. Louis Globe Democrat "... exceedingly valuable addition to Indiana historiography" Indianapolis Times