Henry David Thoreau American Naturalist, Writer, and Transcendentalist |
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| Author:
| Olson, Steven P. |
| Series title: | The Library of American Thinkers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60853-513-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Rosen Reference |
| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $66.50 |
Book Description:
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Best known for fleeing civilization to live in a cabin on Walden Pond, Thoreau was part of an excitingtime in American philosophy. He was a protégé offamous poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, and his essay on civil disobedience influenced leaders such asGandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The book covers his childhood, education, and his own famous actof civil disobedience.
Best known for fleeing civilization to live in a cabin on Walden Pond, Thoreau was part of an excitingtime in American philosophy. He was a protégé offamous poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, and his essay on civil disobedience influenced leaders such asGandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The book covers his childhood, education, and his own famous actof civil disobedience.