Wild Apples

by Henry David Thoreau

Overview

A meditation on apples begins with a short history of the apple tree, tracing its path from ancient Greece to America. Thoreau saw the apple as a perfect mirror of man and eloquently lamented where they both were heading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781022922112
Publisher:	Anson Street Press
Publication date:	03/28/2025
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.07(d)

About the Author

HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-1862), writer and philosopher, was born in Concord, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard University. His writings on human nature, materialism, and the natural world rank him among the most influential thinkers of American lite

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