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American Scoundrel Johann Georg Rapp

True Crime Historian by Richard O Jones

Apr 30, 20269:29Society & Culture

Father George Rapp ran the Harmony Society at Economy, Pennsylvania, by two commandments: celibacy for men whose wives he had evicted, and poverty for workers whose gold he hoarded. By 1846 the prophet was burning ledger...

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American Scoundrel Johann Georg Rapp is an episode from True Crime Historian by Richard O Jones. Father George Rapp ran the Harmony Society at Economy, Pennsylvania, by two commandments: celibacy for men whose wives he had evicted, and pove...

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Published Apr 30, 2026, 9:29 long, audio available.