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 Henry David Thoreau ( 12 July 1817 - 6 May 1862 ) was an American writer and philosopher; born David Henry Thoreau See also: Walden Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Journals (1838-1859) 1.2 Civil Disobedience (1849) 1.3 A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers... 
 
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Henry David Thoreau | | Birth Date: |
July 12, 1817 | | Death Date: |
May 6, 1862 | | Place of Birth: |
Concord, Massachusetts, United States | | Place of Death: |
Concord, Massachusetts, United States | | Nationality: |
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 Biography of Henry David Thoreau
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 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,... summary from source:
 Biography of Henry David Thoreau
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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,... summary from source:
Biography of Henry David Thoreau
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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...
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 Thoreau, Henry David (1817–1862) Summary
1,474 words, approx. 5 pagesThoreau, Henry David(1817–1862) Henry David Thoreau once described himself as "a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher." If this description does some justice to the extent of Thoreau's eclecticism, it... summary from source:
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918 words, approx. 3 pagesHenry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on July 12, and died there of tuberculosis on May 6, two months shy of his forty-fifth birthday. He is best known as the author of Walden (1854), an account of the two years... summary from source:
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Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau[1]) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, and philosopher who is best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in...
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 The Washington Post Henry David Thoreau once said ...
04/22/2001: 560 words, approx. 2 pages Henry David Thoreau once said "It takes two to speak the truth -- one to speak and another to hear." As Bill McKibben points out above, something very similar could be said about activist writing. It takes one to foment; but it takes another... summary from source:
Monarch Notes Works of Henry David Thoreau: Critical Commentary
01/01/1963: 6,669 words, approx. 22 pages Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Critical Commentary As is true of most writers who have offered any sort of controversial material to the world, Thoreau, along with his most representative writings Walden and "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience," has met with a fluctuating critical appraisal... summary from source:
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9/24/2007: 311 words, approx. 1 pagesPhotographer Ferenc Mate lives in Tuscany, but his latest book portrays the colors and landscapes of the woods, coast, farmhouses and even the doorsteps and porches of New England in the fall.His book, "A New England Autumn: A Sentimental Journey" (Albatross Books/W.W. Norton, $39.95), also... summary from source:
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10/8/2007: 322 words, approx. 1 pagesQuestion 1 of 10:His is one of the most famous names in history, Martin Luther King was originally christened...?Walter Michael RonaldJamesQuestion 2 of 10: Martin 's philosophy of non-violent protest was influenced both by Gandhi and the views of which great US writer? Walt Whitman...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Linck C. Johnson
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In the following excerpt, Johnson relates the troubled ten‐year history of A Week, from the river trip to initial publication.
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Critical Essay by Frederick Garber
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In the following excerpt, Garber argues that Thoreau inserted the Saddleback Mountain climbing episode in order to show the insufficiency of textual and temporal closures.
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Critical Essay by Arthur L. Ford
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In the following essay, Ford offers an analysis of the themes, imagery, and structure of the poems.
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 Essay Grade: 86%Henry David Thoreau
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Provides biographical detail on the life of writer/philosopher Henry David Thoreau. Examines his body of work. Compares him to his contemporaries. summary from source:
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Essay Grade: 88%Cotton Mather vs. Henry David Thoreau on Native Americans
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Both Cotton Mather and Henry David Thoreau put their views of Native Americans in writing based on the account of the capture of Hannah Dustan, a Puritan victim of Indian cruelty. In Mather's "A Notable Exploit: Dux Faemina Facti," part of his Magnalia Christi Americana, he puts forth a cynical attitude towards Native Americans. Thoreau, meanwhile, in his "Thursday" chapter of his A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, displays a more neutral attitude. Both authors prove a negative
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