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Bestor's early research was on the history of 19th-century American utopian and communitarian experimental settlements, especially New Harmony, Indiana, founded by followers of the Welsh communitarian philosopher Robert Owen. Bestor's study of New Harmony was published as "Backwoods Utopias". In 1946 he received the prestigious Albert J. Beveridge Award of the American Historical Association for this work.