In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into a cabin in the woods at Walden Pond to record a philosophical experiment in living: to simplify his life, to support himself entirely by his own labor, and to draw spiritual sustenance from his surroundings. The result: Walden: Or, Life in the Woods (1854).
In 1846, Thoreau refused to pay a mandated poll tax, refusing to support a government thatprotected slavery and had launched an aggressive war against Mexico. In his essay 'Civil Disobedience,' Thoreau argues that it is the duty of every citizen to disobey immoral laws - and willingly suffer the legal consequences for doing so.
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Henry David Thoreau Imprint: Union Square & Co. Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 133mm,
ISBN:9781435171817 ISBN 10: 1435171810 Series:Signature Editions Pages: 312 Publication Date:01 August 2023 Audience:
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Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Henry David Thoreau(18171862)was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1837, the same year he began his lifelong Journal. Inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoreau became a key member of the Transcendentalist movement.