Canoeing in the Wilderness

by Henry David Thoreau

Overview

Canoeing in the Wilderness, by Henry David Thoreau, tells the story of a Thoreau excursion into the pristine wilderness of the state of Maine. From the great nature writer behind Walden comes Canoeing in the Wilderness an account of a trip Henry David Thoreau made into the Maine wilderness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781774419489
Publisher:	Whispering Pines Press
Publication date:	02/20/2022
Pages:	94
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.19(d)
Age Range:	9 Years

About the Author

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry amount to more than 20 volumes. Among his lasting contributions are his writings on natural history and philosophy, in which he anticipated the methods and findings of ecology and environmental history, two sources of modern-day environmentalism. His literary style interweaves close observation of nature, personal experience, pointed rhetoric, symbolic meanings, and historical lore, while displaying a poetic sensibility, philosophical austerity, and attention to practical detail. He was also deeply interested in the idea of survival in the face of hostile elements, historical change, and natural decay; at the same time he advocated abandoning waste and illusion in order to discover life's true essential needs

Date of Birth:

July 12, 1817

Date of Death:

May 6, 1862

Place of Birth:

Concord, Massachusetts

Place of Death:

Concord, Massachusetts

Education:

Concord Academy, 1828-33); Harvard University, 1837