Pub Date: August 26, 2014
Dewey: B
Lexile Code: 1340
Features: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.73" H x 8.23" L x 5.21" W ( 0.58 lbs) 336 pages
BISAC Categories:
Nature | Essays | Political Science | Biography and Autobiography | Environmentalists and Naturalists | Memoirs
Series: Vintage Classics
Description:
Henry David Thoreau's account of his adventure in self-reliance on the shores of a pond in Massachusetts--part social experiment, part spiritual quest--is an enduringly influential American classic.
In 1845, Thoreau began building a cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The inspiring and lyrical book that resulted is both a record of the two years Thoreau spent in withdrawal from society and a declaration of personal independence. By virtue of its casual, offhandedly brilliant wisdom and the easy splendor of its nature writing, Thoreau's account of his immersion in solitude has become a signpost for the modern mind in an increasingly bewildering world. Also included in this edition is Thoreau's famous essay, "Civil Disobedience," inspired by his anti-war and anti-slavery sentiments, which has influenced nonviolent resistance movements around the world ever since.