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An Assassin in Utopia The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President's Murder

Susan Wels

This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the reader from a free-love community in upstate New York to the shocking assassination of President James Garfield. It was heaven on earth—and, some whispered, the devil’s garden.

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Susan Wells is a historian and author of the book *An Assassin in Utopia*. She mentions the book in reference to John Humphrey Noyes's life, where she details that he was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1811. She also mentions Noyes's family history, including his father's position as a former congressman and his mother's name, Polly Hayes.

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Susan Wells is a historian and author of the book *An Assassin in Utopia*.

— Episode: The Perfectionists

Episode: The Perfectionists

Susan Wells is a historian and author of the book *An Assassin in Utopia*. She mentions the book in reference to John Humphrey Noyes's life, where she details that he was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1811. She also mentions Noyes's family history, including his father's position as a former congressman and his mother's name, Polly Hayes.

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Susan Wells is a historian and author of the book *An Assassin in Utopia*.

Susan Wells writes that growing up, Garfield hated working outside. He preferred books.

Susan Wells writes that before they buried Trod, James Garfield asked a photographer to take a memorial family portrait.

Susan Wells writes that he was stunned and tried to protest the votes, but was interrupted by cheers and people chanting his own name.

Susan Wells writes, many called it depraved, but Noyce fostered for more than three decades the most successful utopian experiment in American history.

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