Thoreau of Walden Pond Summary
Sterling North

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Thoreau of Walden Pond Summary

Thoreau espoused a simple way of life that exemplifies the American spirit of self-sufficiency and thrift advocated by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. The true measure of Thoreau's success is the influence he had on the moral and social philosophy of scores of famous Americans, as well as intellectuals in other parts of the world. North's biography seeks to inform its readers how unique this stoic New Englander truly was.

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