Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Contributor(s): Thoreau, Henry David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535273585 ISBN-13: 9781535273589 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Philosophy | Social - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
Dewey: B |
Lexile Measure: 1200 |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6" W x 9" (1.11 lbs) 378 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government (also known as Civil Disobedience), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. |