Mr. Thoreau Goes to Boston

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Publisher : Booktango
ISBN 13 : 1468951718
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Mr. Thoreau Goes to Boston written by Ken Wasil and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Thoreau Goes to Boston is an eclectic work of Literary Fiction reminiscent of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It is entertaining, reflective, inspiring, and hilariously funny. 19th Century philosopher, naturalist, and author Henry David Thoreau returns to life in the 21st Century through an anomaly of nature. Professor and Elizabeth Thornton, a group of friends, and medical and archaeology specialists attempt to solve the mystery of his rebirth. But when the news gets out, wealthy individuals, rogue governments, and terrorists pursue the secret with a vengeance. Mr. Thoreau Goes to Boston expounds on the philosophies, ideas, and opinions of Henry David Thoreau. Through it, Ken Wail holds up a mirror to our modern society. Discussions of 19th Century writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, historical sites in Boston and Concord, and today?s social issues provide a canvas upon which this literary fiction is painted.

Mister Thoreau Goes to Boston

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Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Mister Thoreau Goes to Boston written by Kenneth Wasil and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Walden

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Total Pages : 298 pages
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Book Synopsis Walden by : Henry David Thoreau

Download or read book Walden written by Henry David Thoreau and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: This is Thoreau's classic protest against government's interference with individual liberty. One of the most famous essays ever written, it came to the attention of Gandhi and formed the basis for his passive resistance movement.

Slavery in Massachusetts

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Publisher : Blurb
ISBN 13 : 9780368417597
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Slavery in Massachusetts written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavery in Massachusetts is a classis essay by the great American writer, naturalist and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau based on a speech he gave at an anti-slavery rally at Framingham, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1854, after the re-enslavement in Boston, Massachusetts of fugitive slave Anthony Burns. Henry David Thoreau (see name pronunciation; July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, yogi, [3] and historian. A leading transcendentalist, [4] Thoreau 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, philosophical austerity, and Yankee attention to practical detail.[5] He was also deeply interested in the idea of survival in the face of hostile elements, historical change, and natural decay; at the same time he advocated abandoning waste and illusion in order to discover life's true essential needs.

Civil Disobedience

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Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504013778
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoreau advocates for nonviolent protest in his classic manifesto Motivated by his disgust with the US government, Henry David Thoreau’s seminal philosophical essay enjoins individuals to stand against the ruling forces that seek to erase their free will. It is the duty of a good citizen, he argues, not only to disobey a bad law, but also to protest an unjust government. His message of nonviolence and appeal to value one’s own conscience over political legislation have resonated throughout American and world history. Peppered with the author’s poetry and social commentary, Civil Disobedience has become a manifesto for civil dissidents, revolutionaries, and protestors everywhere. Indeed, originally so unpopular with readers that Thoreau was forced to buy back over half of the books from his publisher, this work has gone on to inspire the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Henry Hikes to Fitchburg

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547531206
Total Pages : 37 pages
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Book Synopsis Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by : D.B. Johnson

Download or read book Henry Hikes to Fitchburg written by D.B. Johnson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, the wonderfully appealing Henry Hikes to Fitchburg follows two friends who have very different approaches to life. When the two agree to meet one evening in Fitchburg, which is thirty miles away, each decides to get there in his own way, and the two have surprisingly different days.

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

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Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Book Synopsis A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by : Henry David Thoreau

Download or read book A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers written by Henry David Thoreau and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Thoreau's Country

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674037154
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Thoreau's Country by : David R. Foster

Download or read book Thoreau's Country written by David R. Foster and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1977 David Foster took to the woods of New England to build a cabin with his own hands. Along with a few tools he brought a copy of the journals of Henry David Thoreau. Foster was struck by how different the forested landscape around him was from the one Thoreau described more than a century earlier. The sights and sounds that Thoreau experienced on his daily walks through nineteenth-century Concord were those of rolling farmland, small woodlands, and farmers endlessly working the land. As Foster explored the New England landscape, he discovered ancient ruins of cellar holes, stone walls, and abandoned cartways--all remnants of this earlier land now largely covered by forest. How had Thoreau's open countryside, shaped by ax and plough, divided by fences and laneways, become a forested landscape? Part ecological and historical puzzle, this book brings a vanished countryside to life in all its dimensions, human and natural, offering a rich record of human imprint upon the land. Extensive excerpts from the journals show us, through the vividly recorded details of daily life, a Thoreau intimately acquainted with the ways in which he and his neighbors were changing and remaking the New England landscape. Foster adds the perspective of a modern forest ecologist and landscape historian, using the journals to trace themes of historical and social change. Thoreau's journals evoke not a wilderness retreat but the emotions and natural history that come from an old and humanized landscape. It is with a new understanding of the human role in shaping that landscape, Foster argues, that we can best prepare ourselves to appreciate and conserve it today. From the journal: "I have collected and split up now quite a pile of driftwood--rails and riders and stems and stumps of trees--perhaps half or three quarters of a tree...Each stick I deal with has a history, and I read it as I am handling it, and, last of all, I remember my adventures in getting it, while it is burning in the winter evening. That is the most interesting part of its history. It has made part of a fence or a bridge, perchance, or has been rooted out of a clearing and bears the marks of fire on it...Thus one half of the value of my wood is enjoyed before it is housed, and the other half is equal to the whole value of an equal quantity of the wood which I buy." --October 20, 1855

Mr. Emerson's Wife

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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466809280
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis Mr. Emerson's Wife by : Amy Belding Brown

Download or read book Mr. Emerson's Wife written by Amy Belding Brown and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this novel about Ralph Waldo Emerson's wife, Lidian, Amy Belding Brown examines the emotional landscape of love and marriage. Living in the shadow of one of the most famous men of her time, Lidian becomes deeply disappointed by marriage, but consigned to public silence by social conventions and concern for her family's reputation. Drawn to the erotic energy and intellect of close family friend Henry David Thoreau, she struggles to negotiate the confusing territory between love and friendship while maintaining her moral authority and inner strength. In the course of the book, she deals with overwhelming social demands, faces devastating personal loss, and discovers the deepest meaning of love. Lidian eventually encounters the truth of her own character and learns that even our faults can lead us to independence.

Henry David Thoreau

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022634469X
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Book Synopsis Henry David Thoreau by : Laura Dassow Walls

Download or read book Henry David Thoreau written by Laura Dassow Walls and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The author] traces the full arc of Thoreau’s life, from his early days in the intellectual hothouse of Concord, when the American experiment still felt fresh and precarious, and 'America was a family affair, earned by one generation and about to pass to the next.' By the time he died in 1862, at only forty-four years of age, Thoreau had witnessed the transformation of his world from a community of farmers and artisans into a bustling, interconnected commercial nation. What did that portend for the contemplative individual and abundant, wild nature that Thoreau celebrated? Drawing on Thoreau’s copious writings, published and unpublished, [the author] presents a Thoreau vigorously alive in all his quirks and contradictions: the young man shattered by the sudden death of his brother; the ambitious Harvard College student; the ecstatic visionary who closed Walden with an account of the regenerative power of the Cosmos. We meet the man whose belief in human freedom and the value of labor made him an uncompromising abolitionist; the solitary walker who found society in nature, but also found his own nature in the society of which he was a deeply interwoven part. And, running through it all, Thoreau the passionate naturalist, who, long before the age of environmentalism, saw tragedy for future generations in the human heedlessness around him."--

The Adventures of Henry Thoreau

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408838230
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis The Adventures of Henry Thoreau by : Michael Sims

Download or read book The Adventures of Henry Thoreau written by Michael Sims and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Mahatma Gandhi and John F. Kennedy to Martin Luther King and Leo Tolstoy, the works of Henry David Thoreau – author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, surveyor, schoolteacher, engineer – have long been an inspiration to many. But who was the unsophisticated young man who in 1837 became a protégé of Ralph Waldo Emerson? The Adventures of Henry Thoreau tells the colourful story of a complex man seeking a meaningful life in a tempestuous era. In rich, evocative prose Michael Sims brings to life the insecure, youthful Henry, as he embarks on the path to becoming the literary icon Thoreau. Using the letters and diaries of Thoreau's family, friends and students, Michael Sims charts his coming of age within a family struggling to rise above poverty in 1830s America. From skating and boating with Nathaniel Hawthorne, to travels with his brother, John Thoreau, and the launching of their progressive school, Sims paints a vivid portrait of the young writer struggling to find his voice through communing with nature, whether mountain climbing in Maine or building his life-changing cabin at Walden Pond. He explores Thoreau's infatuation with the beautiful young woman who rejected his proposal of marriage, the influence of his mother and sisters – who were passionate abolitionists – and that of the powerful cultural currents of the day. With emotion and texture, The Adventures of Henry Thoreau sheds fresh light on one of the most iconic figures in American history.

Cabin

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101544279
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Cabin by : Lou Ureneck

Download or read book Cabin written by Lou Ureneck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by his From the Ground Up New York Times blog, a beautifully written memoir about building and brotherhood. Confronted with the disappointments and knockdowns that can come in middle age-job loss, the death of his mother, a health scare, a divorce-Lou Ureneck needed a project that would engage the better part of him and put him back in life's good graces. City-bound for a decade, Lou decided he needed to build a simple post-and-beam cabin in the woods. He bought five acres in the hills of western Maine and asked his younger brother, Paul, to help him. Twenty years earlier the brothers had built a house together. Now Lou saw working with Paul as a way to reconnect with their shared history and to rediscover his truest self. As the brothers-with the help of Paul's sons-undertake the challenging construction, nothing seems to go according to plan. But as they raise the cabin, Ureneck eloquently reveals his own evolving insights into the richness and complexity of family relationships, the healing power of nature, and the need to root oneself in a place one can call home. With its exploration of the satisfaction of building and of physical labor, Cabin will also appeal to readers of Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Matthew Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraft, and Tracy Kidder's House.

Now Comes Good Sailing

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691247951
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Now Comes Good Sailing written by Andrew Blauner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From twenty-seven of today’s leading writers, an anthology of original pieces on the author of Walden Features essays by Jennifer Finney Boylan • Kristen Case • George Howe Colt • Gerald Early • Paul Elie • Will Eno • Adam Gopnik • Lauren Groff • Celeste Headlee • Pico Iyer • Alan Lightman • James Marcus • Megan Marshall • Michelle Nijhuis • Zoë Pollak • Jordan Salama • Tatiana Schlossberg • A. O. Scott • Mona Simpson • Stacey Vanek Smith • Wen Stephenson • Robert Sullivan • Amor Towles • Sherry Turkle • Geoff Wisner • Rafia Zakaria • and a cartoon by Sandra Boynton The world is never done catching up with Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), the author of Walden, “Civil Disobedience,” and other classics. A prophet of environmentalism and vegetarianism, an abolitionist, and a critic of materialism and technology, Thoreau even seems to have anticipated a world of social distancing in his famous experiment at Walden Pond. In Now Comes Good Sailing, twenty-seven of today’s leading writers offer wide-ranging original pieces exploring how Thoreau has influenced and inspired them—and why he matters more than ever in an age of climate, racial, and technological reckoning. Here, Lauren Groff retreats from the COVID-19 pandemic to a rural house and writing hut, where, unable to write, she rereads Walden; Pico Iyer describes how Thoreau provided him with an unlikely guidebook to Japan; Gerald Early examines Walden and the Black quest for nature; Rafia Zakaria reflects on solitude, from Thoreau’s Concord to her native Pakistan; Mona Simpson follows in Thoreau’s footsteps at Maine’s Mount Katahdin; Jennifer Finney Boylan reads Thoreau in relation to her experience of coming out as a trans woman; Adam Gopnik traces Thoreau’s influence on the New Yorker editor E. B. White and his book Charlotte’s Web; and there’s much more. The result is a lively and compelling collection that richly demonstrates the countless ways Thoreau continues to move, challenge, and provoke readers today.

The Harvard Register

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Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Harvard Register written by Moses King and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Greatest Works of Henry David Thoreau – 92+ Titles in One Illustrated Edition

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Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2102 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Works of Henry David Thoreau – 92+ Titles in One Illustrated Edition written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 2102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Greatest Works of Henry David Thoreau 92+ Titles in One Illustrated Edition,' readers are presented with a comprehensive collection of the renowned American transcendentalist's writings. Thoreau's works are known for their introspective nature, environmental themes, and advocacy for living a simple life close to nature. This collection includes classics such as 'Walden,' 'Civil Disobedience,' and 'Wild Apples,' all of which showcase Thoreau's poetic prose and philosophical insights. The addition of illustrations enhances the reader's experience, bringing Thoreau's words to life in a new way. This edition is a valuable resource for those interested in 19th-century American literature and the transcendentalist movement. Henry David Thoreau, a philosopher and essayist, was deeply influenced by his time spent in nature, which is reflected in his writings. His belief in individualism and nonconformity is evident throughout his works, making him a key figure in American literary history. Thoreau's exploration of the natural world and his critique of society continue to resonate with readers today. I recommend 'The Greatest Works of Henry David Thoreau' to readers interested in nature writing, philosophy, and American literature. This collection provides a comprehensive overview of Thoreau's influential body of work and is a must-read for anyone seeking to delve into the mind of one of America's most celebrated authors.

The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau's Civil Disobedience

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317576527
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau's Civil Disobedience written by Bob Pepperman Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1849, Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience has influenced protestors, activists and political thinkers all over the world. Including the full text of Thoreau’s essay, The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience explores the context of his writing, analyses different interpretations of the text and considers how posthumous edits to Civil Disobedience have altered its intended meaning. It introduces the reader to: the context of Thoreau’s work and the background to his writing the significance of the references and allusions the contemporary reception of Thoreau’s essay the ongoing relevance of the work and a discussion of different perspectives on the work. Providing a detailed analysis which closely examines Thoreau’s original work, this is an essential introduction for students of politics, philosophy and history, and all those seeking a full appreciation of this classic work.

The Essential Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated Collection of the Thoreau's Greatest Works)

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Total Pages : 2102 pages
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Download or read book The Essential Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated Collection of the Thoreau's Greatest Works) written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 2102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Henry David Thoreau showcases a collection of Thoreau's greatest works, providing readers with a comprehensive insight into the philosophical musings and observations of this influential American writer. Thoreau's literary style is characterized by its simplicity and introspective nature, wherein he delves into topics such as nature, self-reliance, and the human experience. His transcendentalist beliefs are evident throughout his works, as he encourages readers to seek truth and meaning beyond the superficial aspects of life. The inclusion of illustrations enhances the reader's experience, visually complementing Thoreau's profound words. This collection serves as a timeless exploration of the human spirit and its connection to the natural world. Henry David Thoreau, a prominent figure in the transcendentalist movement, was known for his advocacy of individualism and environmental conservation. His experiences living in solitude at Walden Pond influenced his writings, as he reflected on the simplicity and beauty of natural living. Thoreau's philosophical insights continue to resonate with readers today, offering valuable perspectives on life and society. The Essential Henry David Thoreau is recommended for those interested in transcendentalist philosophy, nature writing, and introspective literature.