Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
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The three main books in a unique book or ebook by the American writer, poet, naturalist, essayist and philosopher Henry Dvid Thoreau.
Walking: Extols the value of sauntering through the Wild in a lyrical and impassioned essay that emphasizes the value of the world's wild places to the deepest workings of humanity's soul.
The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and-to some degree-a manual for self-reliance.
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Part memoir, part personal quest, the book is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, where Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection.
Thoreau's sojourn in the wilderness
Henry David Thoreau was a leader in American transcendentalism and vocally espoused a return to a simple natural life.
The Essential Henry David Thoreau Book Collection Contains four of Thoreau's best works: Walden, Or Life in the Woods On the Duty of Civil Disobedience A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Walking