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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) is a book by American writer Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). It recounts his experience on a boat trip with his brother on the Concord River and Merrimack River. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers is ostensibly the narrative of a boat trip from Concord, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire, and back, that Thoreau took with his brother John in 1839. John died of tetanus in 1842 an...

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Walking, or sometimes referred to as "The Wild", is classic Henry David Thoreau essay based on a lecture first delivered at the Concord Lyceum on April 23, 1851. It was written between 1851 and 1860, but parts were extracted from his earlier journals. Thoreau read the piece a total of ten times, more than any other of his lectures. "Walking" was first published as an essay in the Atlantic Monthly after his death in 1862. It's considered it ...

This Henry David Thoreau classic is called Wild Apples. It is a venerable Henry David Thoreau work, subtitled "The History of the Apple Tree, " and it stands as a classic among natural history essays. This Thoreau essay contains the following excerpt: "It is remarkable how closely the history of the Apple-tree is connected with that of man. The geologist tells us that the order of the Rosaceae, which includes the Apple, also the true Grasses,...

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) is a book by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). It is ostensibly the narrative of a boat trip from Concord, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire, and back, that Thoreau took with his brother John in 1839. John died of tetanus in 1842 and Thoreau wrote the book, in part, as a tribute to his memory. The book's first draft was completed while Thoreau was living at Walden Pond (1845-47). He was ...

Walden (first published in 1854 as Walden, or, Life in the Woods) is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and-to some degree-a manual for self-reliance.[ Walden details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, t...

Poems of Nature is an extensive collection of nature poetry by the great American naturalist and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau. This classic American poetry collection includes a diverse set of nature poems, including the following: NATURE, INSPIRATION, SIC VITA, THE FISHER'S BOY, THE ATLANTIDES, THE AURORA OF GUIDO, SYMPATHY, FRIENDSHIP, TRUE KINDNESS, TO THE MAIDEN IN THE EAST, FREE LOVE RUMOURS FROM AN ÆOLIAN HARP, LINES, STANZAS, A RIVE...

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12th, 1817 on Virginia Road in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau studied at Harvard between 1833 and 1837 taking classes in rhetoric, classics, philosophy, mathematics, and science. On graduating the normal professions left him unmoved and, after a period teaching at his own school, a growing friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson moved his career onto that of writer and observer of nature. Thoreau was a philoso...

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12th, 1817 on Virginia Road in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau studied at Harvard between 1833 and 1837 taking classes in rhetoric, classics, philosophy, mathematics, and science. On graduating the normal professions left him unmoved and, after a period teaching at his own school, a growing friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson moved his career onto that of writer and observer of nature. Thoreau was a philoso...

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12th, 1817 on Virginia Road in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau studied at Harvard between 1833 and 1837 taking classes in rhetoric, classics, philosophy, mathematics, and science. On graduating the normal professions left him unmoved and, after a period teaching at his own school, a growing friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson moved his career onto that of writer and observer of nature. Thoreau was a philoso...

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12th, 1817 on Virginia Road in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau studied at Harvard between 1833 and 1837 taking classes in rhetoric, classics, philosophy, mathematics, and science. On graduating the normal professions left him unmoved and, after a period teaching at his own school, a growing friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson moved his career onto that of writer and observer of nature. Thoreau was a philoso...

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12th, 1817 on Virginia Road in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau studied at Harvard between 1833 and 1837 taking classes in rhetoric, classics, philosophy, mathematics, and science. On graduating the normal professions left him unmoved and, after a period teaching at his own school, a growing friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson moved his career onto that of writer and observer of nature. Thoreau was a philoso...

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Embark on a transcendental journey through nature with Henry David Thoreau in 'Excursions.' Penned in the mid-19th century, this collection of essays captures the essence of Thoreau's philosophical reflections on the beauty of the natural world. As Thoreau wanders through the woods, observes wildlife, and contemplates the interconnectedness of all living things, 'Excursions' is more than a literary work¿it's a testament to the profound connec...

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A Plea for Captain John Brown, Read to the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday evening, October thirtieth, eighteen fifty-nine, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and d...

Thoreau& famous trip through the Maine Woods reissued to entertain, encourage, and inspire contemporary naturalists.

Henry David Thoreau, a naturalist, philosopher, and proponent of moral and intellectual independence, is still one of our most prominent writers and a member of the modern generation. The complete Walden, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, excerpts from Cape Cod and The Maine Woods, "Walking, " "Civil Disobedience, " "Slavery in Massachusetts, " "A Plea for Captain John Brown, " and "Life Without Principle" are all included in this sp...

In wildness is the preservation of the world."Here are three of Thoreau's most famous talks brought together in one volume. "Walking, " "Autumnal Tints, " and "Wild Apples" are all autumn essays--contemplative, deliberate, and insightful. They are profound reflections on nature, beauty, and our place in the world. In 1862, during Thoreau's last weeks, he received a request from The Atlantic Monthly's new editor, James Fields, to submit some of...