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Henry David Thoreau

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry David Thoreau , 1817-62, American author and naturalist, b. Concord, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1837. Thoreau is considered one of the most influential figures in American thought and literature. A supreme individualist, he championed the human spirit against materialism and social conformity. His most famous book, Walden (1854), is an eloquent account of his experiment in near-solitary living in close harmony with nature; it is also an expression of his transcendentalist philosophy (see transcendentalism ). Thoreau grew up in Concord and attended Harvard, where he was known as a serious... Read more
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American writer, a dissenter, and, after...Though a minority of one, largely ignored in his own day, Henry David Thoreau has since become a world influence. His criticism of living... Read more
Thoreau, Henry David
Henry David Thoreau Born: July 12, 1817 Concord, Massachusetts...Concord, Massachusetts American writer Henry David Thoreau was an accomplished American writer...book, Walden. New England childhood Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord... Read more

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