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...

Traffic congestion and a need to improve customer relations has caused a delay in a planned excursion train, pulled by a steam engine from El Reno to Fort Worth. The congestion is rail traffic that's backed up in several Texas communities. "We felt...

IN the first years of its existence, the RAHS concerned itself with what it should do. The first Annual Report of the then Australian Historical Society mentioned monthly meetings, at each of which one or two papers were read: 'Bennelong Point and Fort...

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...