Eden Springs : : a Novella
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Strange and Poetic Mix of Fact and Fiction
submitted by sdunav on June 24, 2011, 7:39pm
This was a strange and poetic novella about a utopian religious community in the early 1900's in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Newspaper excerpts - and historic postcards of Eden Springs, the community's successful amusement park/zoo - add an intriguing foundation and counterpoint to a story of faith, seduction, and jealousy.
The "Israelite House of David" was famous for several things. Followers did not cut their hair (so the men had long hair and beards) or eat meat, they had a famous barnstorming baseball team, and their charismatic leader - "King Ben" - surrounded himself with beautiful young girls and music.
SERIES
Made in Michigan writers series.
PUBLISHED
Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 145 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780814334645
SUBJECTS
Purnell, Benjamin Franklin, -- 1861-1927 -- Fiction.
House of David -- Fiction.
Collective settlements -- Michigan -- Fiction.
Benton Harbor (Mich.) -- Fiction.
Michigan -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.