Henry David Thoreau

Works by Henry David Thoreau:

• Walden

From Our Blog:

On Walden

Today we are publishing Walden by Henry David Thoreau. This classic of American ecological thought focuses on the pursuit of nature. The text is a tapestry of philosophical musings and a record of how Thoreau "made his living" in the woods. Within this book, the constitution of "nature" is nebulous; just how "natural" his living is often in question. And in truth, history tells us that Thoreau's time in the "wild" was punctuated by parties with New England intellectuals, Transcendentalists, and visits into town for a taste of his mother's cookies as she did his laundry.

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