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Walden and Civil Disobedience

By Henry David Thoreau
Introduction by W. S. Merwin
Afterword by William Howarth

By Henry David Thoreau
Introduction by W. S. Merwin
Afterword by William Howarth

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Jul 03, 2012 | ISBN 9780451532169

Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
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Jul 03, 2012 | ISBN 9780451532169

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About Walden and Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau reflects on life, politics, and society in these two inspiring masterworks: Walden and Civil Disobedience.

In 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along the shores of Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Shedding the trivial ties that he felt bound much of humanity, Thoreau reaped from the land both physically and mentally, and pursued truth in the quiet of nature. In Walden, he explains how separating oneself from the world of men can truly awaken the sleeping self. Thoreau holds fast to the notion that you have not truly existed until you adopt such a lifestyle—and only then can you reenter society, as an enlightened being.
 
These simple but profound musings—as well as “Civil Disobedience,” his protest against the government’s interference with civil liberty—have inspired many to embrace his philosophy of individualism and love of nature. More than a century and a half later, his message is more timely than ever.
 
With an Introduction by W.S. Merwin
and an Afterword by Will Howarth

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About Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. His father worked successively as a farmer, a grocer, and a manufacturer of pencils, and the family was frequently in difficult financial straits. After studying locally, Thoreau won… More about Henry David Thoreau

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Category: Nonfiction Classics | Science | Literary Collections

Mass Market Paperback | $5.95
Published by Signet
Jul 03, 2012 | 336 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451532169
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