In his 1862 essay “Walking,” Henry David Thoreau wrote “In wildness is the preservation of the world.” This iconic message is as profound as it is misunderstood. Often, wildness is confused with ...
PBS takes up three hours of prime time this week for a Ken Burns-produced documentary about Henry David Thoreau that is a lovely film to behold. It is beautifully shot, written, edited, researched and ...
Richard Smith spent 26 years in Henry David Thoreau’s clothes, but this was the first time there was another "Henry" in the room. Until his recent retirement, Smith, an author and historian, served as ...
Los Angeles Times: A new PBS documentary reveals why Henry David Thoreau’s radicalism resonates today
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Henry David Thoreau is one of those figures whose name one may know but whose writing often boils down in the mind ...
A new PBS documentary reveals why Henry David Thoreau’s radicalism resonates today
Paying homage to the long-dead Transcendentalist, some people are building full-scale replicas of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden cabin. Jim and Rachel Van Eerden’s “Walden”-inspired cabin in Stokesdale, ...
Premieres Monday, from 9 - 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Tuesday, March 31 at 9 p.m. / Stream with KPBS+ Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet ...
Thoreau Voiced by Jeff Goldblum, Film Narrated by George Clooney, Additional Voices by Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, and Meryl Streep - HENRY DAVID THOREAU, a new, three-part, three-hour ...
A new PBS documentary titled "Henry David Thoreau" will air on March 30 and March 31. The film explores Thoreau's life and his engagement with the moral crises of his time, including slavery and ...