This book is an exploration of the life and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau, as he lived in a cabin in the woods near Walden Pond in Massachusetts for two years. Through his observations of nature and reflections on life, Thoreau examines the relationship between the individual
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Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state.