Walden and Civil Disobedience

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Walden and Civil Disobedience
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Henry David Thoreau
Foreword by Matt Graham
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140
Category/GenreApplied ecology
Social impact of environmental issues
ISBN/Barcode 9781945186387
ClassificationsDewey:333.72
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint Clydesdale Press
Publication Date 18 January 2018
Publication Country United States

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.