Walden

by Henry David Thoreau

Overview

One of the most famous books in American literature, Walden has inspired Americans from Kerouac to the Kennedys to B.F. Skinner to the Roosevelts. Robert Frost cited it as a favorite book because it somehow managed to be "a tale of adventure," a "declaration of independence" and a "gospel of wisdom" all at once. Frost said in one book Thoreau had surpassed "everything we have had in America."

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798765596210
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/22/2022
Pages:	308
Sales rank:	464,786
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Massachusetts native Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a leading member of the American Transcendentalist movement, whose faith in nature was tested while Thoreau lived in a homemade hut at Walden Pond between 1845 and 1847. While there, Thoreau worked on the two books published in his lifetime: Walden and A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. The Maine Woods, Cape Cod, Excursions, and other works were published posthumously.

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