Henry David Thoreau
American Naturalist, Writer, and Transcendentalist
The Library of American Thinkers
Best known for fleeing civilization to live in a cabin on Walden Pond, Thoreau was part of an exciting time in American philosophy. He was a prot?g? of famous poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, and his essay on civil disobedience influenced leaders such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The book covers his childhood, education, and his own famous act of civil disobedience.
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Book Review--"Recommended. The many photos help make the book interesting and the writing gives lots of information in a readable form. I recommend this book to all middle and high school libraries and to public libraries."- McKamy Middle School
