books by Henry David Thoreau

books by Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau

Walden and Civil Disobedience (150th Anniversary) (Signet Classics)

Henry David Thoreau

Signet Classics, 2004

He heard a different drummer- The sun is but a morning star
Thoreau is more than simply a writer who produced a great American classic. He exemplified the idea which perhaps as much as any other has come to be at the heart of the American creed. "If a man does not keep pace to his companion, perhaps it is because he hears a ...

Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions)

Henry David Thoreau

Dover Publications, 1993

The Persistance Of The Philosophers ...
"Because they could not seize my thoughts, they decided, to punish my body...": this sentence was the first,which remaind in my memory, consolidated in my soul, reason enough, to explore more about this Henry David Thoreau (12.7.1817-2.5.1862). He moved in the same ...

Walden, or, Life in the Woods
Henry David Thoreau

Castle Books, 2007

Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions)

Henry David Thoreau

Dover Publications, 1995

The Hobo Philosopher
My first copy of this book was indubitably from some other publisher. So I'm not commenting on this particular volume but the content of the work itself. I have always loved this book but it wasn't until recent years that I realized what a controversial book this was. ...

The Portable Thoreau (Penguin Classics)

Henry David Thoreau

Penguin Books, 1964

Must Read
This volume represents a collected works of Thoreau's writings, which a previous reviewer has done well to catalog. Every couple of years I find myself returning to this book to walk with Thoreau and attempt to rediscover my core values and love for pure writing and ...

Walden: 150th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of the American Classic

Henry David Thoreau, Scot Miller

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Revisiting Walden
On a family vacation many years ago, I visited Walden Pond and walked all around it. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Thoreau's Walden, the Walden Woods Project published, in 2004, this illustrated edition of the work with stunning color ...

Cape Cod: Illustrated Edition of the American Classic
Henry David Thoreau

Houghton Mifflin, 2008

Originally published in 1865, Henry David Thoreau's Cape Cod is a wonderfully written, surprisingly funny account of nineteenth-century life on the Cape well before it became a major tourist attraction. To this day, many people consider it the best book ever written about Cape Cod. This new illustrated volume features the complete text of ...

Walden (Concord Library)
Henry David Thoreau

Beacon Press, 2004

On the 150th anniversary of its publication, a new edition of the nature classic First published in 1854, Henry David Thoreau"s groundbreaking book has influenced generations of readers and continues to inspire and inform anyone with an open mind and a love of nature. With Bill McKibben providing a newly revised Introduction and helpful ...

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

Digireads.com, 2005

Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
This book should be required reading for every high school and college student in every school in the country. Our narcissistic, throwaway, gadget-intoxicated society needs to hear Thoreau's message about the satisfaction gained through living simply, and about the ...

Twelve Henry David Thoreau Bookmarks
Henry David Thoreau

Dover Publications, 2003

Succinct, stirring, and pleasurable sentiments by America's celebrated natural history writer. Each 2" x 5-3/4" bookmark is enhanced on the reverse side by a lovely watercolor illustration.

The Maine Woods (Penguin Nature Library)

Henry David Thoreau

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988

Thoreau's Three Ambitious Adventures in Maine
"The Maine Woods" relates three separate trips Henry Thoreau made to the Mount Katahdin and Allagash Wilderness Waterway region of Maine At 29 years old in 1846, at 36 years old in 1853, and at 40 years old in 1857. In each of the stories he travels with a friend by ...

Henry David Thoreau : A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers / Walden; Or, Life in the Woods / The Maine ...

Henry David Thoreau

Library of America, 1985

The Library of America's Thoreau
While reading the four books of Henry David Thoreau (1817 -- 1862) included in this volume, I was reminded of the piano sonata no. 2, the "Concord" sonata by the American composer Charles Ives (1874 -- 1954) and decided to listen to it again to complement my reading. ...

Henry David Thoreau : Collected Essays and Poems (Library of America)

Henry David Thoreau

Library of America, 2001

A treasure.
Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, on July 12, 1817, was one of the co-founders and most influential representatives of the philosophical school known as "Transcendentalism." (Others include fellow Concord residents Ralph Waldo Emerson and Bronson ...

Walking

Henry David Thoreau

FQ Classics, 2008

In defense of wilderness
More than any book, this argues for experiencing nature and preserving wilderness. Thoreau himself saw that fewer passenger pigeons were visiting and even then was aware of threats. Though first spoken in lectures on 1851, and 1856-1857, and published in June 1862 ...

Walden: Or, Life in the Woods

Henry David Thoreau

Shambhala, 2004

Stunning edition!
I will not comment on Walden itself, because that is a matter whether you accept it to be a classic or not. My review is on the quality of this edition, which is superb. The book is a pleasure to hold--the paper is heavy and smooth, the print is sharp, and the ...