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Walden

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4 out of 5
Based on 15,383 Ratings and 919 Reviews

Book Description
In 1845 Henry David Thoreau left his pencil-manufacturing business and began building a cabin on the shore of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. This lyrical yet practical-minded book is at once a record of the 26 months Thoreau spent in withdrawal from society -- an account of the daily minutiae of building, planting, hunting, cooking, and, always, observing nature -- and a declaration of i... More
Book Information
PublisherVintage Books
BindingPaperback (101 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages320
ISBN-100679735747
ISBN-13978-0679735748
Publication Date10/15/1991
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About Henry David Thoreau (Author) : Henry David Thoreau is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Henry David Thoreau include Walden, Henry David's House.
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About Edward Hoagland (Introduction) : Edward Hoagland is a published author. Some of the published credits of Edward Hoagland include The glue is gone: the things that held us together as individuals and as a people are being lost. Can we... more
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