This collection of essays, published in 1866, features not only Thoreau’s whimsical account of his 1850 trip to Canada but one of his most famous and influential essays, ‘Civil Disobedience, ‘ as well as ‘A Plea for Captain John Brown’ and ‘Slavery in Massachusetts.’
About the author
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American philosopher, naturalist, essayist, and a member of the Transcendatalist school associated with Emerson. He is best known for the collection of essays published under the title Walden (1854), inspired by his solitary sojourn at Walden Pond. His ideas on civil disobedience influenced Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 306 ● ISBN 9781411436534 ● File size 0.1 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862616 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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