GIESKE, HERMAN EVERETT — Utopia, Inc.

New York: Fortuny's, 1940. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- to Near Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light bumping and toning. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are occasional finger marks and some toning to the edges of the pages. The endpapers are noticeably toned. "Gieske’s book is not a literary gem. It features purple prose, stilted character development and a number of highly improbable events. And yet, it provides an insight into how utopias have come into common discussion and also what sort of issues might have constituted an ideal world at the dawn of World War II. At the outset of the book, the world’s moguls come together to transform Bermuda into Utopia. There, the great scientists of the world, unfettered by outside influences, work to rid the world of its problems. One significant early invention is a gigantic road-paving machine destined to elevate China out of poverty. The protagonist of the story is David Haldane, a decent but underappreciated telephone lineman. He dreams of joining the ranks of Utopians and perfecting his pet project, a much improved television.". Very Good- .