The complete online text of Excursions by Henry David Thoreau.

In his own day, Henry David Thoreau was little known outside his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts, where he was much admired for his passionate stance on social issues, his deep knowledge of natural history, and the originality of his lectures, essays,...

Generally unrecognized in his own day or, worse, dismissed as a second-rate imitator of his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, in the twentieth century, has emerged as one of America's greatest literary figures. Walden; Or, Life...

Generally unrecognized in his own day or, worse, dismissed as a second-rate imitator of his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, in the twentieth century, has emerged as one of America's greatest literary figures. Walden, his accou...

Every day, tourist buses trundle along the Hollywood Walk of Fame and through Beverly Hills so that sightseers can gawk at celebrities and gasp at their mansions.A lesser-known tour through the industrial back streets of the county also leaves participants gasping, but for another reason."On...

Taking a cruise is not just about what happens onboard the ship. Cruisers can go shopping, take tours and have all kinds of adventures every time the ship makes a port call.But what's the best way to make use of your time when the ship...

Hiking, biking and driving aren't the only ways to get a glimpse of fall foliage. In northern New England, there's no shortage of off-the-beaten-path opportunities for leaf peepers. In Vermont: _The Green Mountain Flyer, a foliage train, makes...

A trip to Hooters by a group of off-duty police officers has some leaders of an Orange County community upset because their town was left without local police coverage for the night.Several off-duty officers, other law enforcement officials and residents went to the restaurant and...