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Topic: Henry David Thoreau

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Borg Svemann,
Woodworker

In 1854, Henry David Thoreau wrote about an osprey fishing over Walden Pond in his classic Walden.
The area in Walden Woods where Henry David Thoreau withdrew from civilization in the 1840s is still around, and is still a peaceful retreat from nearby towns and cities.
Quoted from MA State Parks web site:" Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847.
John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant

Henry David Thoreau - American philosopher Henry David Thoreau is known for his Walden and Essay on Civil Disobedience.
Henry David Thoreau - Civil Disobedience "We can no longer lend our cooperation to an evil system.
Henry David Thoreau: on Civil Disobedience - read excerpts from the work and find a link to the entire text on line.
Anita Ganesh,
Poet

Learn more about Walden Pond in Concord, where Henry David Thoreau made his home in the 19th century.
Billie Kirgan,
Machinist

By 1854 Henry David Thoreau, in Walden , listed Rumford fireplaces along with plaster walls and Venetian blinds among the comforts taken for granted by civilized man.
Henry David Thoreau wrote of having a rock for a paperweight at his cabin by Walden pond.
Located near Walden Pond, of Henry David Thoreau fame, this group welcomes new paddlers and freely mentors their skills.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

During the warmer months, an actor interpreting Henry David Thoreau leads families on a tour of the pond and discusses some of the most important concepts in the book, Walden.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
 
 
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