Nashoba, partially based on Robert Owen's New Harmony settlement, where Frances Wright spends a significant amount of time, is described briefly in Frances Trollope's 1832 book Domestic Manners of the Americans.

Trollope had visited Nashoba with Wright in 1827 and lived in the United States for a few years.

Her work is critical of American society for its lack of polish.

She thinks residents at Nashoba lack both sufficient provisions and luxuries.

Nashoba—which, at its largest, has only twenty members—will last about three years, until Wright becomes ill with malaria and moves back to Europe to recover.

The interim managers of Nashoba take a more strict approach in terms of work requirements.

In addition, they are worried about rumors of interracial marriage, which damages financial support for the community.