Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Henry David Thoreau
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0486284956
- ISBN 13
- 9780486284958
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About This Item
Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) ranks among America's foremost nature writers. The Concord, Massachusetts native spent most of his life observing the natural world of New England, and his thoughts on leading a simple, independent life are captured in his best-known work, Walden.
Synopsis
Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is an American classic. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, and manual for self reliance. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau's sojourn in a cabin near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts.
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- Bookseller
- Janson Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Bib2020LJ005866
- Title
- Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions)
- Author
- Henry David Thoreau
- Format/Binding
- New
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0486284956
- ISBN 13
- 9780486284958
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1995-04
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