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Riverside Edition. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau. Volume IV. Cape Cod
Riverside Edition. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau. Volume IV. Cape Cod
ASIN: B01LY7V2QS
Paperback: 348 pages
Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.8 x 11 inches
Weight: 2.2 pounds
Language: English
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Civil Disobedience (originally published as Resistance to Civil Government), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.