Walden ; and, Civil disobedience / by Henry David Thoreau ; with an introduction by Michael Meyer
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Details
- Description
- 431 pages ; 20 cm.
- Series
- The Penguin American library
- Penguin American library.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-40).
- Summary
- Thoreau's famous account of a year spent in a cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, during which he made many observations about nature, human life, and the importance of simplicity. Also includes his influential essay "Civil disobedience," arguing that since what is law is not necessarily right, and just because the majority decides an issue doesn't automatically make that issue palatable to a man's conscience, individuals should sometimes oppose the majority and break unjust laws in order to change them.
- Subject
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Homes and haunts -- Massachusetts -- Walden Woods.
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
- Wilderness areas -- Massachusetts -- Walden Woods.
- Natural history -- Massachusetts -- Walden Woods.
- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
- Civil disobedience.
- Solitude.
- Walden Woods (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.
- Added Author
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Civil disobedience. 1983.
- Added Title
- Walden
- Walden.
- Civil disobedience.
- ISBN
- 0140390448 paperback