▁copies ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁it ▁had ▁sold ▁more ▁copies ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁book ▁published ▁in ▁America ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁time ▁except ▁for ▁Uncle ▁Tom ' s ▁Cab in ▁by ▁Har ri et ▁Be e cher ▁St owe ▁and ▁Ben - H ur : ▁A ▁T ale ▁of ▁the ▁Christ ▁by ▁Lew ▁Wal lace . ▁The ▁book ▁gained ▁an ▁extensive ▁read ership ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁as ▁well , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁sold ▁there ▁between ▁its ▁first ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁Looking ▁Back ward , ▁a ▁non - vi ol ent ▁revolution ▁had ▁transformed ▁the ▁American ▁economy ▁and ▁thereby ▁society ; ▁private ▁property ▁had ▁been ▁abol ished ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁state ▁ownership ▁of ▁capital ▁and ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁social ▁classes ▁and ▁the ▁ill s ▁of ▁society ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁in ev it ably ▁followed ▁from ▁them . ▁In ▁the ▁new ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁war , ▁pover ty , ▁crime , ▁prost itution , ▁cor ruption , ▁money , ▁or ▁tax es . ▁Ne ither ▁did ▁there ▁exist ▁such ▁occup ations ▁seen ▁by ▁Bell amy ▁as ▁of ▁dub ious ▁worth ▁to ▁society , ▁such ▁as ▁polit icians , ▁law y ers , ▁mer ch ants , ▁or ▁soldiers . ▁Instead , ▁Bell amy ' s ▁u top ian ▁society ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁was ▁based