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Henry David Thoreau

About the Author

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, philosopher, and abolitionist who is best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay “Civil Disobedience,” an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.

Walden and Civil Disobedience (Special Edition)

Walden and Civil Disobedience (Special Edition)

by Henry David Thoreau

Walden and Civil Disobedience

Walden and Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau

Walden and Civil Disobedience

Walden and Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau

The Illustrated Walden

The Illustrated Walden

by Henry David Thoreau

Walden; or, Life in the Woods

Walden; or, Life in the Woods

by Henry David Thoreau, Edited by Laura Ross