Walden and Other Writings of Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, historian, and leading transcendentalist, best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government (also known as Civil Disobedience), both of which are included. also in this volume are A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers; Cape Cod; The Allegash and East Branch; Walking; Slavery in Massachusetts; A Plea for Captain John Brown; and Life Without Principle.