Walden and Civil Disobedience - Henry David Thoreau - Hardcover

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) lived for two years in a cabin he built on the banks of Walden Pond. The land was owned by his friend and mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, who, in an 1863 essay, tried to capture what Thoreau had been like: "He lived for the day, not cumbered and mortified by his memory. ... A very industrious man, and setting, like all highly organized men, a high value on his time, he seemed the only man of leisure in town always ready for any excursion that promised well, or for conversation prolonged into late hours." Neither a hermit nor a sage, though he cultivated both images, Thoreau was a complicated man whose work has been widely praised, largely misunderstood, and thoroughly enjoyed by millions.Thoreau, Henry David is the author of 'Walden and Civil Disobedience - Henry David Thoreau - Hardcover' with ISBN 9781587260902 and ISBN 1587260905.