In the early 1850s, Henry David Thoreau took many meditative walks along the coast. In Cape Cod he reflects on these beach-combing trips and the powerful forces of the sea.[...]
Originally published in 1849 as "Resistance to Civil Government," Thoreau's classic essay on resistance to the laws and acts of government that he considered unjust was largely ignored until the Twentieth Century when Mohandas Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and anti-Vietnam War activists applied Th[...]
"Walden and Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau, is part of the ""Barnes & Noble Classics" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of [...]
"Perhaps the most remarkable book in the American canon. As dense as scripture, crowded with aphorism, "Walden" is full enough of ideas for a score of ordinary books." -Bill McKibben
In 1845 Henry David Thoreau left his pencil-manufacturing business and began building a cabin on the shore of Wa[...]