Henry David Thoreau Photo by Benjamin D. Maxham Henry David Thoreau was born 206 years ago. An author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian and leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book, Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.
Henry David Thoreau was born 206 years ago
Henry David Thoreau was born 206 years ago
Henry David Thoreau was born 206 years ago
Henry David Thoreau Photo by Benjamin D. Maxham Henry David Thoreau was born 206 years ago. An author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian and leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book, Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.