Henry David Thoreau
American transcendentalist philosopher and naturalist whose Walden records two years living deliberately in the woods near Concord. Civil Disobedience, written in response to his arrest for refusing to pay taxes supporting the Mexican War and slavery, became the foundational text for Gandhi and the civil rights movement.
Works
- WaldenNaturalistic account of two years living deliberately in the woods
- Civil DisobedienceEssay defending moral duty to resist unjust government laws
- A Week on the Concord and Merrimack RiversAccount of week-long canoe journey with philosophical reflections
- The Maine WoodsAdventures and observations from excursions into Maine wilderness
- Cape CodTravel narrative exploring Cape Cod landscape and natural history