The adventures of Henry Thoreau : a young man's unlikely path to Walden Pond / by Michael Sims.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sims, Michael, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.

Thoreau, Henry David.

Authors, American--19th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Naturalists--United States--Biography.

Naturalists.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 372 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First U.S. Edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.

Summary:

"The Adventures of Henry Thoreau-chronicling the ten years in his life beginning with Harvard in 1837 and ending as he walked away from Walden Pond after living in his long dreamed-of cabin for only two years--tells the dramatic (and at times heartbreaking) story of how a troubled young man found a meaningful life in a tempestuous era"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Dancing on the ice

pt. I. Reflection : Behind the stars ; Seek your fortune ; More beautiful than useful ; Meadow River ; The new schoolmaster ; Savage brothers ; God and nature face to face

pt. II. Shadow : How comic is simplicity ; We can teach you ; No remedy for love ; Give her a kiss for me ; My friend's little brother ; Log cabins and cider ; Melodies and inventions ; Near to the world of spirits

pt. III. Echo : Hawthorne's new boat ; A skating party ; Staten Island ; Fire ; A poor man's house ; Favored by the gods ; Death on the river ; Living fireworks ; Luncheon at the cabin ; My muse, my brother ; A night in jail ; Chaos and ancient night

After the cabin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-360) and index.

ISBN:

9781620401958

1620401959

OCLC:

854980518

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