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2) Cape Cod
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xiv, 216 pages : illustrations, maps (on lining papers) ; 26 cm
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English
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xxi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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The evocative story of Thoreau's journeys through a familiar yet untouched land. As he explores Mt. Katahdin (an Indian word meaning "highest land"), Lake Chesuncook, the Allagash River, and the East Branch of the Penobscot, Thoreau muses on his own vulnerability and the humility engendered by his solitude in the wilderness.
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lvi, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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English
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Contains thirteen essays on nature and politics by Henry David Thoreau, including "Wild Apples," "Civil Disobedience," and "Slavery in Massachusetts," presented in the order they were written, and includes explanatory notes and a bibliography.
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xxx, 493 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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English
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"It was his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson, another inveterate journal keeper, who urged Thoreau to keep a record of his thoughts and observations. Begun in 1837, Thoreau's journal spans a period of twenty-five years and runs to more than two million words, coming to a halt only in 1861, shortly before the author's death. The handwritten journal had somewhat humble origins, but as it grew in scope and ambition it came to function as a record of Thoreau's...
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viii, 99 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm
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English
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This graphic novel, narrated in Thoreau's own words, weaves together elements from "Walden," "Civil disobedience," "Walking," and Thoreau's journals to tell the story of his two years in the woods and of the night he spent in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax.
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1 audio disc (1 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Every so often a great mind emerges within the world of literature whose work serves to inspire countless generations of aspiring writers. In celebration of one such mind, Harper Collins presents an essential collection of work by Henry David Thoreau.
13) Walden
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English
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Henry D. Thoreau (1817–62) was an American author, naturalist, poet, and philosopher. He wrote many essays and books, including Civil Disobedience, Walking, and The Maine Woods, among others. John Updike (1932–2009) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, short story writer, and poet.
One of the most influential and compelling books in American literature, Walden is a vivid account of the years that Henry D. Thoreau spent alone in a secluded...
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xvii, 201 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"The acclaimed author of Expect Great Things: The Life and Search of Henry David Thoreau traverses on foot from Manhattan to the site of Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond, often retracing steps walked by Thoreau himself, and unlocks the practical principles of the mystic's life in the woods. When Henry David Thoreau launched his experiment in living at Walden Pond, he began by walking beyond the narrow limits of his neighbors, simply by putting himself...
18) "Forest beatniks" and "urban Thoreaus": Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, Lew Welch, and Michael McClure
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Modern American literature volume 22
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xiv, 169 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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xi, 230 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"Trees were central to Henry David Thoreau's creativity as a writer, his work as a naturalist, his thought and his inner life. His portraits of them were so perfect, it was as if he could to see the sap flowing beneath their bark. When Thoreau wrote that the poet loves the pine tree as his own shadow in the air, he was speaking about himself. In short, he spoke their language. In this original book, Richard Higgins explores Thoreau's deep connections...
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387 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"To coincide with the bicentennial of Thoreau's birth in 2017, this...biography by naturalist and historian Kevin Dann fills a gap in our understanding of one modern history's most important spiritual visionaries by capturing the full arc of Thoreau's life as a mystic, spiritual seeker, and explorer in transcendental realms."--
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