41. Thoreau Land & Property Surveys - Concord Free Public Library Drawn or traced by henry david thoreau. Part of the collection of the Concord Free Library. http://www.concordnet.org/library/scollect/Thoreau_surveys/157.htm

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42. Henry Thoreau henry david thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts, which was center of his life, although he spent several years in his childhood in the neighboring towns http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/thoreau.htm

Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback Henry D(avid) Thoreau (1817-1862) American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, best-known for his autobiographical story of life in the woods, WALDEN (1854). Thoreau became one of the leading personalities in New England Transcendentalism. He wrote tirelessly but earned from his books and journalism little. Thoreau's CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE (1849) influenced Gandhi in his passive resistance campaigns, Martin Luther King, Jr., and at one time the politics of the British Labour Party. "For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms, and did my duty faithfully, through I never received one cent for it." Journal , February 22, 1845-1847 - no year in Thoreau's dateline) Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts, which was center of his life, although he spent several years in his childhood in the neighboring towns and later elsewhere. Thoreau studied at Concord Academy (1828-33), and at Harvard University, graduating in 1837. He was teacher in Canton, Massachusetts (1835-36), and at Center School (1837), resigning after two weeks. In 1835 he contracted tuberculosis and suffered from recurring bouts throughout his life. From 1837-38 Thoreau worked in his father's pencil factory, and later in 1844 and 1849-50. He opened with his brother John a school in Concord and taught there in 1838-41 until his brother became fatally ill. From 1848 he was a regular lecturer at Concord Lyceym. He also worked as a land surveyor.

43. Cape Cod 5 - The Wellfleet Oysterman Reprint of text from 1865 book on Cape Cod, by henry david thoreau. http://eserver.org/thoreau/capecd05.html

5. The Wellfleet Oysterman Thoreau Reader Cape Cod Contents Next Chapter Drawings in this chapter are by Amelia M. Watson, from an 1896 Houghton, Mifflin edition of Thoreau's Cape Cod H AVING W ALKED A BOUT eight miles since we struck the beach, and passed the boundary between Wellfleet and Truro, a stone post in the sand,— for even this sand comes under the jurisdiction of one town or another,—we turned inland over barren hills and valleys, whither the sea, for some reason, did not follow us, and, tracing up a Hollow, discovered two or three sober-looking houses within half a mile, uncommonly near the eastern coast. Their garrets were apparently so full of chambers, that their roofs could hardly lie down straight, and we did not doubt that there was room for us there. Houses near the sea are generally low and broad. These were a story and a half high; but if you merely counted the windows in their gable-ends, you would think that there were many stories more, or, at any rate, that the half-story was the only one thought worthy of being illustrated. The great number of windows in the ends of the houses, and their irregularity in size and position, here and elsewhere on the Cape, struck us agreeably,—as if each of the various occupants who had their

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45. Cape Cod 3 - The Plains Of Nauset Reprint of text from 1865 book on Cape Cod, by henry david thoreau. http://eserver.org/thoreau/capecd03.html

3. The Plains of Nauset Thoreau Reader Cape Cod Contents Next Chapter T HE N EXT M ORNING terra firma and cognita , not yet fertilis and jucunda him out of the woods, but he doesn't bear." The largest that I saw in that neighborhood was nine feet high to the topmost leaf, and spread thirty-three feet, branching at the ground five ways. In one yard I observed a single, very healthy-looking tree, while all the rest were dead or dying. The occupant said that his father had manured all but that one with blackfish. This habit of growth should, no doubt, be encouraged; and they should not be trimmed up, as some travelling practitioners have advised. In 1802 there was not a single fruit-tree in Chatham, the next town to Orleans, on the south; and the old account of Orleans says: "Fruit-trees cannot be made to grow within a mile of the ocean. Even those which are placed at a greater distance are injured by the east winds; and, after violent storms in the spring, a saltish taste is perceptible on their bark." We noticed that they were often covered with a yellow lichen like rust, the Parmelia parietina plaster , we trust to make bread of life.

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47. DEM - Walden Pond State Reservation 333 acres surrounding Walden Pond, a 103foot deep kettle hole pond is set aside from the 2,280 acres of Walden Woods. Site of henry david thoreau's dwelling from July 1845 to September 1847. http://www.state.ma.us/dem/parks/wldn.htm

Find out more about... Campground reservations Activity search Events Fees Find Park by Name Find Park by Location Find Trail Maps DEM's history MassParks main page make a campground reservation request a forests and parks recreation brochure find out about fees and passes find locations for recreational activities ... contact MassParks Walden Pond State Reservation Thoreau's statue at Walden Pond 915 Walden St., Concord Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847. His experience at Walden provided the material for the book Walden , which is credited with helping to inspire awareness and respect for the natural environment. Because of Thoreau's legacy, Walden Pond has been designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered the birthplace of the conservation movement. Park Interpreters provide tours and ongoing educational programs. The Reservation encompasses 400 acres which includes the 102-foot deep glacial kettle-hole pond. Mostly undeveloped woods totaling 2680 acres, called "Walden Woods" surround the reservation. Henry David Thoreau Trail Map Click here to view trail map Park Directions Walden Pond State Reservation is located near Lincoln and Concord in the Greater Boston Area.

48. Henry David Thoreau Biography And Links To Etext At Owl-Eyes A short biography, links to texts of his works, and some links to other thoreau resources. http://owleyes.org/thoreau.htm

Owl-Eyes Home Term Paper Helper Suggest a Link Report a Broken Link ... Advertising Info Owl-Eyes Biography and Etexts Henry David Thoreau Click HERE for essays on Henry David Thoreau's novels and stories from The Paper Store. Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University. From 1841-1843, Thoreau lived in the house of Ralph Waldo Emerson and was introduced to the philosophy known as transcendentalism. In 1845, Thoreau moved to a hut on Walden Pond, just outside of Concord. There, he spent most of his time observing nature and medititating. He supported himself with odd jobs around the area, such as gardening and carpentry. Emerson joined him there from 1847-1848. Only two of Thoreau's works were published during his lifetime, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) and Walden ;or, Life in the Woods Walden , his most important work, chronicles Thoreau's meditations on non-materialism and reverence for nature. In "Civil Disobedience"(1849), Thoreau explained why he chose to go to jail instead of paying a poll tax which supported the Mexican War. This method of protest was later taken up by such peaceful revolutionaries as Mahandas Gandhi and by Martin Luther King, Jr. Other collections of Thoreau's writing were only published after his death. They include

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50. Cape Cod 8 - The Highland Light Reprint of text from 1865 book on Cape Cod, by henry david thoreau. http://eserver.org/thoreau/capecd08.html

8. The Highland Light Thoreau Reader Cape Cod Contents Next Chapter Highland Light,Turo, Mass; from an 1856 article (more) T HIS L IGHT- H OUSE According to the light-house keeper, the Cape is wasting here on both sides, though most on the eastern. In some places it had lost many rods within the last year, and, erelong, the light-house must be moved. We calculated, from his data , how soon the Cape would be quite worn away at this point, "for," said he, "I can remember sixty years back." We were even more surprised at this last announcement,—that is, at the slow waste of life and energy in our informant, for we had taken him to be not more than forty,—than at the rapid wasting of the Cape, and we thought that he stood a fair chance to outlive the former. Between this October and June of the next year, I found that the bank had lost about forty feet in one place, opposite the light-house, and it was cracked more than forty feet farther from the edge at the last date, the shore being strewn with the recent rubbish. But I judged that generally it was not wearing away here at the rate of more than six feet annually. Any conclusions drawn from the observations of a few years or one generation only are likely to prove false, and the Cape may balk expectation by its durability. In some places even a wrecker's foot-path down the bank lasts several years. One old inhabitant told us that when the light-house was built, in 1798, it was calculated that it would stand forty-five years, allowing the bank to waste one length of fence each year, "but," said he, "there it is" (or rather another near the same site, about twenty rods from the edge of the bank).

51. Henry David Thoreau Life Stories, Books, & Links Biographical stories about thoreau's life and the creation of specific works. Requires free registration to read full articles. http://www.todayinliterature.com/biography/henry.david.thoreau.asp

Friday May 28 th = registration required = premium members = electronic service TABLE OF CONTENTS Henry David Thoreau - Life Stories, Books, and Links Biographical Information Stories about Henry David Thoreau Selected works by this author Selected books about / related to this author ... Recommended links BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Henry David Thoreau Category: American Literature Born: July 12, 1817 Concord, Massachusetts, United States Died: May 6, 1862 Concord, Massachusetts, United States Related authors: Iris Murdoch Louisa May Alcott Nathaniel Hawthorne Ralph Waldo Emerson ... list all writers HENRY DAVID THOREAU - LIFE STORIES On this day in 1862 Henry David Thoreau died at the age of forty-four, from bronchial and respiratory problems. Thoreau was an integral but prickly member of the Transcendentalist community in Massachusetts as might be expected from the writer of "I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude," and as described in Emerson's funeral eulogy. Thoreau on Taxes, Huckleberries, "Civil Disobedience" On this day in 1846, Henry David Thoreau was jailed for not paying his poll tax. Thoreau was almost exactly half-way through his Walden stay, and had come to Concord to pick up a shoe at the cobblers; this came to the attention of Sam Staples, tax collector and warden of the county jail, who was under orders from the town fathers to confront and, if necessary, confine this most contrary of its sons. Thoreau and Walden Mid-nineteenth century America was awash with reform movements and counter-culture experiments, and Henry David Thoreau could have his pick. Instead, exercising his belief that "I'd rather live in a private Hell than a public Heaven," he borrowed land from Emerson and an axe from Bronson Alcott and marked off a sunny, south-facing slope of Walden Pond. . . .

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53. Henry David Thoreau - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia henry david thoreau Biography and Workshenry david thoreau. Extensive Biography of henry david thoreau and a searchable collection of works. henry david thoreau. Search all of henry david thoreau http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Page history ... Printable version Not logged in Log in Help Other languages: Deutsch Polski Henry David Thoreau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry David Thoreau July 12 May 6 ) was a noted American author and philosopher who is most famous for Walden his treatise on civil disobedience , and his call for the preservation of wilderness. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard in . Thoreau never got a physical diploma from Harvard as he refused to pay the few dollars to get the "sheet of paper". Thoreau was a philosopher of nature and its relation to the human condition. In his early years, he accepted the ideas of Transcendentalism , an eclectic philosophy that included among its advocates Ralph Waldo Emerson Margaret Fuller , and Bronson Alcott . His essay Civil Disobedience was inspirational for Leo Tolstoy Mohandas Gandhi , and Martin Luther King After college, Thoreau taught school, wrote essays and poems for The Dial , and briefly attempted freelance writing in New York City. The death of his brother in 1842 was a profound emotional shock and may have influenced his decision to live with his parents and never to marry. Thoreau embarked on a two-year experiment in simple living on July 4 when he moved to a second-growth forest around the shores of beautiful Walden Pond , not far from his friends and family in Concord. He left Walden Pond on

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55. Henry David Thoreau: On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience henry david thoreau. On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. 1849, original title Resistance to Civil Government. I heartily accept the http://www.constitution.org/civ/civildis.htm

Henry David Thoreau On the Duty of Civil Disobedience [1849, original title: Resistance to Civil Government] But, to speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at one no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it. "Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where out hero was buried." "I am too high born to be propertied, To be a second at control, Or useful serving-man and instrument To any sovereign state throughout the world." He who gives himself entirely to his fellow men appears to them useless and selfish; but he who gives himself partially to them in pronounced a benefactor and philanthropist. How does it become a man to behave toward the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it. I cannot for an instant recognize that political organization as my government which is the slave's government also. In their practice, nations agree with Paley; but does anyone think that Massachusetts does exactly what is right at the present crisis?

56. Henry David Thoreau Quotes - The Quotations Page henry david thoreau (1817 1862) US Transcendentalist author more author details. We have 1 book review related to henry david thoreau. http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Henry_David_Thoreau/

Home / News Quotes of the Day Motivational Author Index ... Contact Us Also visit: The Literature Page Quotations by Author Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) US Transcendentalist author [more author details] Showing quotations 1 to 10 of 43 total We have 1 book review related to Henry David Thoreau. Read the works of Henry David Thoreau online at The Literature Page Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. Henry David Thoreau Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. Henry David Thoreau Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. Henry David Thoreau - More quotations on: Work Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. Henry David Thoreau - More quotations on: Simplicity Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau - More quotations on: Dreams Imagination How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.

57. Ecology Hall Of Fame: Thoreau Emerson's eulogy for his friend henry david thoreau. http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/thoreau/apprec.html

Ecology Hall of Fame Henry David Thoreau Ecology Hall of Fame Thoreau Biography Extracts ... Web Links An Essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson's essay on Thoreau is a mix of biography, eulogy, and personal criticism. It shows that Emerson believed Thoreau capable of far greater accomplishments than he achieved in his life. When Thoreau died in 1862, Emerson was a national figure, the Great American Philosopher. Thoreau was a minor, local personality. These excerpts from Emerson's funeral oration (expanded and printed later in The Atlantic Monthly) give his views, positive and negative, of this one-time disciple who has now eclipsed him in stature. He graduated at Harvard College in 1837, but without any literary distinction. An iconoclast in literature, he seldom thanked colleges for their service to him, holding them in small esteem, whilst yet his debt to them was important. [After a brief stint manufacturing pencils and inventing a better pencil, he decided] that he should never make another pencil. "Why should I? I would not do again what I have done once." He resumed his endless walks and miscellaneous studies, making every day some new acquaintance with Nature, though as yet never speaking of zoology or botany, since, though very studious of natural facts, he was incurious of techinical and textual science. He was a born protestant. He declined to give up his large ambition of knowledge and action for any narrow craft or profession, aiming at a much more comprehensive calling, the art of living well.

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Member login: Username Password Cancel Membership Tell a Friend! Enter e-mail address: Search GradeSaver dictionary thesaurus Hosted by pair Networks Biography of Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. He would live the majority of his life in that same town and die there in 1862. His father, a pencil manufacturer named John Thoreau, and mother Cynthia Dunbar Thoreau christened him David Henry but always called him Henry. As an adult, Thoreau began to give his name as Henry David but never had it legally changed. The Thoreaus had three other children in addition to Henry - Helen, five years older than Henry, John, Jr., two years older, and Sophia, two years younger. In 1821, the family moved to Boston, where they lived until 1823, when they returned to Concord. Thoreau later recalled a visit the family made to Walden Pond from Boston when he was four years old. When he was sixteen, Thoreau entered Harvard College, his grandfather's alma mater. His schooling was paid for by the money his father made as a pencil manufacturer, combined with contributions from his elder siblings salaries from their teaching jobs. While at college, Thoreau studied Latin and Greek grammar and composition, and took classes in a wide variety of subjects, including mathematics, English, history, philosophy, and four different modern languages. He also made great use of the Harvard library holdings before graduating in 1837.

59. Henry D. Thoreau At LiteratureClassics.com -- Essays, Resources Some of thoreau's notable quotes, along with biographical information and a few links. http://www.literatureclassics.com/authors/Thoreau/

Start your day with a thought-provoking quote from the world's greatest thinkers and writers. Sign up to The Daily Muse for free. Henry D. Thoreau American writer and philosopher, remembered for his autobiographic Walden, and his naturalist style American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, best-known for his autobiographical story of life in the woods, WALDEN (1854). Thoreau became one of the leading personalities in New England Transcendentalism. He wrote tirelessly but earned from his books and journalism little. Thoreau's CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE (1849) influenced Gandhi in his passive resistance campaigns, Martin Luther King, Jr., and at one time the politics of the British Labour Party. "For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms, and did my duty faithfully, through I never receive... [ read entire biography Source Petri Liukkonen This page is maintained by our Editorial Team. Become an Expert and help us build this site! These essays offer analysis of the author's life and work. Many of them have been submitted by users, and are assigned an editorial rating on a scale from one to five stars to assist you in evaluating their worth. See also: Note on Essays Editorial Policy get a free printed certificate and stand the chance of winning $2000 Defining a New World Metaphysics: The Quest for American Independence Analysis of 'American Renaissance' transcendentalist works in the context of a pioneering struggle for intellectual independence.

60. The American Experience | John Brown's Holy War | People & Events | Henry David The American Experience. People Events henry david thoreau Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/peopleevents/pande04.html

Henry David Thoreau "Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good be good for something." - Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau, writer, naturalist, and philosopher, was born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1817. When he graduated from Harvard in 1837, jobs were scarce, as a great economic downturn had taken hold of the country. Thoreau was lucky to find a job teaching at the Concord Center School, but he resigned after just two weeks because he disagreed with the school's policy of using corporal punishment on its students. Thoreau began to make a name for himself as a poet and writer after establishing a friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson. Through Emerson, Thoreau became involved in the transcendentalist movement, a discipline promoting self-education and the development of the individual. Although regarded by some as being somewhat vague and dreamy in their thoughts, transcendentalists pursued aggressive stances on social, political, and intellectual reforms. Thoreau's journey of self-discovery led him to Walden Pond, just south of Concord, where he built a cabin and lived for two years. He believed that the cultivation of one's self and the cultivation of the soil have much in common, and while at Walden his garden and the surrounding wilderness took on great metaphorical significance.

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