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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (Esprios Classics)
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by Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (Esprios Classics)
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by Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
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Overview
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry amount to more than 20 volumes. Among his lasting contributions are his writings on natural history and philosophy, in which he anticipated the methods and findings of ecology and environmental history, two sources of modern-day environmentalism. His literary style interweaves close observation of nature, personal experience, pointed rhetoric, symbolic meanings, and historical lore, while displaying a poetic sensibility.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781006985669 |
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Publisher: | Blurb |
Publication date: | 05/06/2024 |
Pages: | 292 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d) |
About the Author
Massachusetts native Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a leading member of the American Transcendentalist movement, whose faith in nature was tested while Thoreau lived in a homemade hut at Walden Pond between 1845 and 1847. While there, Thoreau worked on the two books published in his lifetime: Walden and A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. The Maine Woods, Cape Cod, Excursions, and other works were published posthumously.
Date of Birth:
July 12, 1817Date of Death:
May 6, 1862Place of Birth:
Concord, MassachusettsPlace of Death:
Concord, MassachusettsEducation:
Concord Academy, 1828-33); Harvard University, 1837From the B&N Reads Blog
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