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Walden and Civil Disobedience
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Walden and Civil Disobedience
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Henry David Thoreau
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Foreword by Matt Graham
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:384 | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | Applied ecology Social impact of environmental issues |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781945186387
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Classifications | Dewey:333.72 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Skyhorse Publishing
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Imprint |
Clydesdale Press
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Publication Date |
18 January 2018 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The oft-quoted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau is best known for two works: Walden and Civil Disobedience. Walden, first published in 1854, documents the time Thoreau spent living with nature in a handbuilt cabin in the woods near Walden Pond in Massachusetts. A minor work in its own time, Walden burgeoned in popularity during the counter culture movement of the 1960s. Civil Disobedience is thought to have originated after Thoreau spent a night in jail for refusing to pay taxes to a government with whose policies he did not agree. Assigning greater importance to the conscience of the individual than the governing law, Civil Disobedience is an internationally admired work that is known to have influenced writer Leo Tolstoy and political activist Mahatma Gandhi, and many members of the American Civil Rights Movement. Now available together in one chic and affordable edition as part of the Word Cloud Classics series, Walden and Civil Disobedience makes an attractive addition to any library.
Author Biography
Henry David Thoreau was an American poet, writer, naturalist, abolitionist, and environmentalist. Along with his longtime friend Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoreau became one of the most important literary voices to come out of the United States. He was laid to rest in Concord, Massachusetts. Matt Graham is one of the world's premier survival adventurers and primitive living skill teachers. He stars in Discovery Channel's Dual Survival, is featured on Discovery's Dude, You're Screwed and has served as a consultant for Survivorman and The Amazing Race.
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