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<p>henry Thoreau Is Considered, Along With Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman And Nathaniel Hawthorne, As One Of The Leading Figures In Early American Literature, And <i>walden</i> Is Without Doubt His Most Influential Book. It Recounts The Author's Experiences Living In A Small House In The Woods Around Walden Pond Near Concord In Massachusetts. Thoreau Constructed The House Himself, With The Help Of A Few Friends, And One Of The Reasons Why He Moved Into It Was In An Attempt To See If He Could Live Independently And Away From Society. The Result Is An Intriguing Work That Blends Natural History With Philosophical Insights And Includes Many Illuminating Quotations From Other Authors. Thoreau's Wooden Shack Has Won A Place For Itself In The Collective American Psyche, A Remarkable Achievement For A Book With Such Modest And Rustic Beginnings.<br><br><b>henry David Thoreau</b> Was Born In Concord, Massachusetts, In 1817, And Attended Concord Academy And Harvard. After A Short Time Spent As A Teacher, He Worked As A Surveyor And A Handyman, Sometimes Employed By Ralph Waldo Emerson. Between 1845 And 1847 Thoreau Lived In A House He Had Built Himself On Emerson's Prope
- Author
- Henry David Thoreau
- Publisher
- New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781857151367
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Memoir, History
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (150 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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