Henry David Thoreau - Wikipedia Thoreau was a lifelong abolitionist, delivering lectures that attacked the fugitive slave law while praising the writings of Wendell Phillips and defending the abolitionist John Brown
Henry David Thoreau | Books, Quotes, Beliefs, Cause of Death, Works . . . Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork, Walden (1854), and for having been a vigorous advocate of civil liberties, as evidenced in the essay ‘Civil Disobedience’ (1849)
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Henry David Thoreau - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American philosopher, poet, environmental scientist, and political activist whose major work, Walden, draws upon each of these various identities in meditating upon the concrete problems of living in the world as a human being
Henry David Thoreau - World History Encyclopedia Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American philosopher, writer, naturalist, and political activist He is best known for his book Walden, published in 1854
Thoreau, Henry David | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy The American author Henry David Thoreau is best known for his magnum opus Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854); second to this in popularity is his essay, “Resistance to Civil Government” (1849), which was later republished posthumously as “Civil Disobedience” (1866)
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau Extensive site devoted to the writings, philosophy, life of Henry David Thoreau; created by The Writings of Henry D Thoreau, definitive edition of Thoreau's works, directed by Elizabeth Hall Witherell
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) - The Walden Woods Project Thoreau is one of the most powerful and influential writers America has produced His prose style is unequaled And although only a small part of his work was published in his short lifetime, he was a prolific writer whose collected works filled twenty volumes when collected in 1906
Henry David Thoreau online Thoreau was a man full of dreams and ideals, writing about nature and philosophy of life He spoke out on many social issues such as peace, living simply, abolishing slavery, and was a vigorous advocate of civil liberties He is regarded as one of America's most influential writers