Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862 : a brief biography / William E. Cain -- Thoreau, manhood, and race : quiet desperation versus representative isolation / Dana D. Nelson -- Domesticity on Walden Pond / Cecelia Tichi -- Romancing the real : Thoreau's technology of inscription / Laura Dassow Walls -- The theory, practice, and influence of Thoreau's Civil disobedience / Lawrence A. Rosenwald -- "That terrible Thoreau" : Concord and its hermit / Robert A. Gross.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Thoreau - philosopher, essayist, hermit, tax protester and original thinker - led a singular life. This biography includes contributions of his relationship with 19th century authority and concepts of the land.
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Title
Historical guide to Henry David Thoreau.
International Standard Book Number
0195138635
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Thoreau, Henry David,1817-1862-- Criticism and interpretation
Thoreau, Henry David,1817-1862-- Criticism and interpretation.
Thoreau, Henry David,1817-1862-- Critique et interprétation
Thoreau, Henry David,1817-1862.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Literature and history-- United States-- History-- 19th century, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Literature and society-- United States-- History-- 19th century, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Literature and society-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Littérature et histoire-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 19e siècle, Guides, manuels, etc.
Littérature et société-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 19e siècle, Guides, manuels, etc.