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There has been much speculation as to why Thoreau went to live at the pond in the first place. E. B. White stated on this note, "Henry went forth to battle when he took to the woods, and Walden is the report of a man torn by two powerful and opposing drives—the desire to enjoy the world and the urge to set the world straight", while Leo Marx noted that Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond was an ...
Henry David Thoreau was born David Henry Thoreau [16] in Concord, Massachusetts, into the "modest New England family" [17] of John Thoreau, a pencil maker, and Cynthia Dunbar. His father was of French Protestant descent. [ 18 ]
Some speculation identifies Channing as the "Poet" of Thoreau's Walden; the two were frequent walking companions. [citation needed] In 1843, he moved to a hill-top in Concord, some distance from the village, and published his first volume of poems, reprinting several from The Dial. Thoreau called his literary style "sublimo-slipshod".
A storied part of our national heritage, Walden Pond and Walden Woods in Massachusetts – where Henry David Thoreau wrote his 1854 classic "Walden" – has been named one of "America's 11 Most ...
Walden Pond inspired the naming of the American film company Walden Media and is a frequent subject of professional and amateur photographers. [22] [23] [24] C-SPAN broadcast an episode of its American Writers series from the shores of Walden Pond in 2001. [25] Walden Pond appears in the video game Fallout 4 where Thoreau's
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau is a project that aims to provide, for the first time, accurate texts of the complete works of American author Henry David Thoreau, including his journal, personal letters, and writings for publication.
— Henry David Thoreau, “Walden” “It is you, the young and fearless at heart, the most diverse and educated generation in our history, who the nation is waiting to follow.” — Barack ...
Byron, who was born in Chestertown, Maryland on July 12, 1903, is sometimes referred to as "The Voice of the Chesapeake" and as "the Chesapeake Thoreau," because he shares the same birth date with Walden Pond's Henry David Thoreau. Gilbert Byron died shortly before his 88th birthday on June 25, 1991. [1]