Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was an American writer, naturalist and abolitionist. Walden grew from his experiment in living at Walden Pond, while Civil Disobedience examined resistance to government through individual conscience.

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Walden Pond · 1845

These habits come from Walden, which brings together memories of his two years beside Walden Pond, from 1845 to 1847. The long stretch in the bean field belongs to the growing season. It was one part of his experiment in simpler living, not a year-round timetable.