1. Henry David Thoreau - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia 5 David Henry was named after a recently deceased paternal uncle, David Thoreau. He did not become “Henry David” until after college, although he never http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Henry David Thoreau Central topics Civil Disobedience Herald of Freedom Life Without Principle The Last Days of John Brown ... Thoreau Society Related topics Abolitionism Anarchism Anarchism in the United States Civil disobedience ... edit this box Henry David Thoreau July 12 May 6 ; born David Henry Thoreau ) was an American author, naturalist transcendentalist tax resister development critic , and philosopher who is best known for Walden , a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience , an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry total over 20 volumes. Among his lasting contributions were his writings on natural history and philosophy, where he anticipated the methods and findings of ecology and environmental history , two sources of modern day environmentalism He was a lifelong abolitionist , delivering lectures that attacked the Fugitive Slave Law while praising the writings of Wendell Phillips and defending the abolitionist John Brown . Thoreau’s philosophy of nonviolent resistance influenced the political thoughts and actions of such later figures as Leo Tolstoy Mohandas K. Gandhi

2. 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 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 TimeSearch for Books and Writers by Bamber Gascoigne 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 elsewhere in his adulthood. In 1835 Thoreau contracted tuberculosis and suffered from recurring bouts throughout his life. However, a few years later Emerson described Thoreauas a "strong healthy youthm fresh from college". He had an out-of doors complexion, and he was often seen walking around his home town. 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 - he first refused to continue the tradition of daily canings and then beat six students to protest against corporal punishment.

3. Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau was a complex man of many talents who worked hard to shape his craft and his life, seeing little difference between them. http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/thoreau/

Henry David Thoreau "...it represents Henry just as he was in that summer...", said Eben J. Loomis of this 1854 portrait of Thoreau (by Samuel Worcester Rowse) Biography Henry David Thoreau was a complex man of many talents who worked hard to shape his craft and his life, seeing little difference between them. Born in 1817 , one of his first memories was of staying awake at night "looking through the stars to see if I could see God behind them." One might say he never stopped looking into nature for ultimate Truth. Henry grew up very close to his older brother John, who taught school to help pay for Henry's tuition at Harvard. While there, Henry read a small book by his Concord neighbor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature , and in a sense he never finished exploring its ideas although always definitely on his own terms, just as he explored everything! He and his brother taught school for a while but in 1842, John cut himself while shaving and died of lockjaw in his brother's arms, an untimely death which traumatized the 25 year old Henry. He worked for several years as a surveyor and making pencils with his father, but at the age of 28 in 1845, wanting to write his first book, he went to Walden pond and built his cabin on land owned by Emerson

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Ecology Hall of Fame Henry David Thoreau Ecology Hall of Fame Thoreau Biography Extracts ... Web Links Thoreau earned his place in history and in The Ecology Hall of Fame on July 4, 1845, when he moved to Walden Pond, "to live deliberately." Over the past century and a half, millions have read his musings on his life there and been inspired. That day defined his life. His time at Walden, slightly over two years, demonstrated the natural harmony that was possible when a thinking man went to live simply, reading books, writing in his diary, cultivating his beans, and walking in the woods. The message that comes through most clearly from the pages of Walden is that this is, itself, a "Hero's journey." During his life, Thoreau was little known outside his small social and intellectual circle. Yet his reputation as a prophet for ecological thought and the value of wilderness, born at Walden, now grows with each passing year. He articulated the idea that humans are part of nature and that we function best, as individuals and societies, when we are concious of that fact. Daguerreotype of Thoreau, owned by The Thoreau Society. Used by permission.

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Home Literary Movements Timeline American Authors ... American Literature Sites Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Selected Bibliography Comments from Class Cards Origins of Walden ... Brief Notes on Structure Bradley P. Dean's edition of Wild Fruits, a work unfinished at Thoreau's death. This edition includes a Thoreau chronology , notes, and an introduction in addition to the text itself. Thoreau, Walden, and the Environment Thoreau Edition site at Northern Illinois University (change in site) Prof. Ann Woodlief of VCU has created study hypertexts of Walden (several chapters) and "Ktaadn" from The Maine Woods Photo Courtesy of the Thoreau Society Selected Works Online Cape Cod (1865 ed.) The Maine Woods (1864 ed.) "Ktaadn" from The Maine Woods ... Walden (study text at the American Transcendentalism site at VCU) Walking (1862) Comments to D. Campbell.

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var britAdCategory = "literature"; Already a member? LOGIN Encyclopædia Britannica - the Online Encyclopedia Home Blog Advocacy Board ... Free Trial Britannica Online Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Introduction Early life Friendship with Emerson Literary career Move to Walden Pond ... Print this Table of Contents Shopping New! Britannica Book of the Year The Ultimate Review of 2007. 2007 Britannica Encyclopedia Set (32-Volume Set) Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. New! Britannica 2008 Ultimate DVD/CD-ROM The world's premier software reference source. Henry David Thoreau Page 1 of 8 born July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. died May 6, 1862, Concord Courtesy of the Corporation of the Free Public Library, Concord, Mass. American essayist , poet, and practical philosopher, renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork, Walden Thoreau, Henry David... (75 of 2623 words) To read the full article, activate your FREE Trial Commonly Asked Questions About Henry David Thoreau Close Enable free complete viewings of Britannica premium articles when linked from your website or blog-post.

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Home Email Search Author ... Index Page Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on 12th July, 1817. After attending Harvard University (1833-1837) he joined with his brother to establish his own school in Concord. Thoreau loved nature and spent most of his free time exploring the local countryside. After the death of his brother in 1841, Thoreau was invited to stay with his friend, the philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson . Thoreau also began writing during this period and some of his poems appeared in The Dial In 1845 Thoreau built himself a house in the woods on land owned by Emerson. The following year he was imprisoned for refusing to pay his poll tax. His opposition to the Mexican War resulted in the influential essay, Civil Disobedience (1849). Thoreau's argument that it was morally justified to peacefully resist unjust laws inspired Americans involved in the struggle against slavery and the fight for trade union rights and women's suffrage Thoreau's most popular book, Walden (1854), was a long autobiographical essay in which he set out his ideas on how the individual should live his life. In the book he describes his two-year experiment in self-sufficiency (1845-47). Thoreau wrote and lectured against slavery and for many years was a member of the Underground Railway . and was a close friend of the radical abolitionist

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Non-Fiction Walden Essays On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Walking Read Print Henry David Thoreau Search within all works by Henry David Thoreau To read literature by Henry David Thoreau, select from the list on the left. Henry David Thoreau, (1817-1862) 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. A decisive turning point in Thoreau's life came when he met Ralph Waldo Emerson in Concord. He was a member of Emerson household from 1841 to 1843, earning his living as a handyman. In 1843 he was a tutor to William Emerson's sons in Staten Island, New York, and in 1847-48 he again lived in Emerson's house.

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My Account Home Free Online Study Guides Best Editing Anywhere Getting you the grade since 1999. Study Guides Editing Services ... Help Search: Biography of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) 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. After graduating, Thoreau accepted a job as a schoolteacher in Concord. His refusal to beat his students led to his dismissal from the position after only two weeks. That same year, Thoreau began keeping the journal in which he would write for the rest of his life and became friends with Concord residents Ralph Waldo Emerson and William Ellery Channing, and became a follower of Transcendentalism. Emerson provided a letter of reference for young Thoreau, when he traveled to Maine in search of a teaching position at a private school.

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About Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Thoreau's Life Chronology Selected Thoughts References ... Contact Us Thoreau's Birthplace Henry David Thoreau was an American author, philosopher, and naturalist who was part of the Transcendentalist movement. He is best known for his "Civil Disobedience" essay, which he wrote after spending a night in jail for not paying the poll tax; and for his two-year retreat to Walden Pond, detailed in his second book, Walden, or Life in the Woods "Thoreau, who rightfully can be called the father of environmentalism, also deserves iconic status in the scientific fields of ecology and biodiversity studies. With the overdue rapid upsurge in public attention to all three of these domains, the study of the Concord Master naturalist and preservation of his memory becomes all the more important in history." Thoreau may be the most quoted American author. Excerpts from his writings surface in American thought, conversation, even on t-shirts, posters and greeting cards. His words reach out to us across time and inspire us to think for ourselves.

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13. Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (1817 1862). My good Henry Thoreau made this else solitary afternoon sunny with his simplicity and clear perception. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Sui-Generis/Thoreau/

Henry David Thoreau "My good Henry Thoreau made this else solitary afternoon sunny with his simplicity and clear perception. How comic is simplicity in this double-dealing, quacking world. Everything that boy says makes merry with society, though nothing can be graver than his meaning." Emerson's Journal, Feb. 17, 1838 Quotes Articles Images May 25, 1853 ... Links Visitors since January 26, 1999 FastCounter by LinkExchange We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of Chebucto Community Net for providing the space for this website. This page is maintained by: Dirk H. Kelder ac230@chebucto.ns.ca Last revised: April 13, 2005.

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Henry David Thoreau From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. ~ Walden Henry David Thoreau 12 July 6 May ) was an American writer and philosopher; born David Henry Thoreau See also: Walden Contents Sourced Journals (1838-1859) Civil Disobedience (1849) A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers (1849) ... edit Sourced I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together... I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together, Dangling this way and that, their links Were made so loose and wide, Methinks, For milder weather. "I am a parcel of vain strivings tied" , st. 1 (1841) But now I see I was not plucked for naught, And after in life's vase Of glass set while I might survive, But by a kind hand brought Alive To a strange place. "I am a parcel of vain strivings tied", st. 6 (1841) Talk of mysteries! — Think of our life in nature, — daily to be shown matter, to come in contact with it, — rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks! Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelf

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Henry David Thoreau Writings Civil Disobedience "In his essay 'Civil Disobedience' (1849; originally titled 'Resistance to Civil Government'), Thoreau expounded his anarchistic views of government, insisting that if an injustice of government is 'of such a nature that it requires injustice to another [you should] break the law [and] let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine.'" - Encyclopaedia Britannica Document maintained at http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/Thoreau/ by the SunSITE Manager. Last update 1/31/97. SunSITE Manager: manager@sunsite.berkeley.edu

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Poets Members Poem of the Day Top 40 ... Privacy January 27th, 2008 - we have 237 poets , 8034 poems and 16588 comments Biography of Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. He was the son of John and Cynthia Thoreau, and the third of four children. Out of his two sisters and a brother, Helen was the oldest sister, John Thoreau Jr. was Henry's older brother and Sophia was the younger sister. The house they were born in belonged to his maternal grandmother and is located on the outskirts of Concord on Virginia Road. Henry was named after his paternal uncle, David Thoreau, who died just six weeks after Henry was born. However, his legal name is not Henry David Thoreau but rather 'David Henry Thoreau'. It wasn't until after Thoreau had graduated from Harvard College that he unilaterally changed his name from David Henry to 'Henry David' Thoreau. Not out of character, he never bothered to petition the state legislature to have his name legally and officially changed. Henry spent the majority of his time walking in and around the town of Concord, although he did make a few journeys to other places. Occasionally he would be found sauntering and conversing with his mentor and friend

17. Meet Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau. Portrayed by Richard Smith. Concord Massachusetts. Richard Smith standing in front of the Replica of the Walden Cabin at Walden Pond http://www.cyberbee.com/henryhikes/meethdt.html

Meet Henry David Thoreau Portrayed by Richard Smith Concord Massachusetts Richard Smith standing in front of the Replica of the Walden Cabin at Walden Pond Reservation Courtesy of Cornell University Library Nineteenth Century Periodicals Collection Concord Books. [Harper's new monthly magazine. / Volume 51, Issue 301, June 1875] Introduction Henry David Thoreau Living You said you came here to live life deliberately and simply. In doing so what did you learn? What do you do all day? Does the Pond freeze in winter? How do you bathe in winter? Walking How far do you walk each day? Where do you walk? What do you carry when you hike? What do you wear when you walk? Writings What do you hope to do with your writings? Click on the links to view QuickTime movies What do you do with the childen? Have you made things for the children? Mrs. Emerson What humorous story about chickens does Mrs. Emerson tell all of her friends?

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Henry David Thoreau aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklop¤die Wechseln zu: Navigation Suche Henry David Thoreau, 1856 Henry David Thoreau (sprich: [ˈθɔɹoʊ] oder [θəˈɹoʊ], * 12. Juli in Concord Massachusetts 6. Mai ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Philosoph Inhaltsverzeichnis Biographie Werke Literatur Weblinks ... Bearbeiten Biographie Thoreau wurde am 12. Juli 1817 als Sohn eines Bleistiftfabrikanten geboren und studierte von 1833 bis 1837 an der Harvard University . Er war f¼r kurze Zeit als Lehrer t¤tig, da er jedoch " keinen Gebrauch von der unerl¤sslichen k¶rperlichen Z¼chtigung " machte, ¼berwarf er sich mit der Leitung seiner Schule und quittierte seinen Dienst. 1838 gr¼ndete er mit seinem Bruder John eine eigene Privatschule. Als der Bruder an Tuberkulose erkrankte und schlieŸlich starb, wurde die Schule geschlossen. Henry David Thoreau lernte 1841 Ralph Waldo Emerson kennen, der als Dichter, Unitarier und Philosoph die unitarische Bewegung des amerikanischen Transzendentalismus begr¼ndet hatte, dem ein groŸer Kreis amerikanischer Dichterinnen und Dichter, Denkerinnen und Denker angeh¶rte. Zeitweilig lebte er in seinem Haus. Henry David Thoreau Unter Emersons Einfluss entwickelte Thoreau reformerische Ideen. Am 4. Juli 1845, dem

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