Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork, Walden (1854), and for having been a vigorous advocate of civil liberties, as evidenced in the essay ‘Civil Disobedience’ (1849).
Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but...
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American philosopher, poet, environmental scientist, and political activist whose major work, Walden, draws upon each of these various identities in meditating upon the concrete problems of living in the world as a human being.
The American author Henry David Thoreau is best known for his magnum opus Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854); second to this in popularity is his essay, “Resistance to Civil Government” (1849), which was later republished posthumously as “Civil Disobedience” (1866).
Fox News: On this day in history, , influential 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau is published
Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic "Walden, or A Life in the Woods" was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. "Walden" is about the virtues of simple living and ...
On this day in history, , influential 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau is published
PBS: How To Conduct Your Own Walden Experiment: Four Lessons From Henry David Thoreau
How To Conduct Your Own Walden Experiment: Four Lessons From Henry David Thoreau
Christian Science Monitor: A ‘Walden’ way of seeing the world: How I found calm in Thoreau’s words
A ‘Walden’ way of seeing the world: How I found calm in Thoreau’s words