Henry David Thoreau

Full text. Thoreau wrote this classic essay to advocate public resistance to the laws and acts of government that he considered unjust. The practical application of Civil Disobedience was largely ignored until the 20th century when, at different times, Modanda Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and anti-Vietnam War activists applied Thoreau's principles.

Full text. Walking is a Transcendental essay in which Thoreau talks about the importance of nature to mankind, and how people cannot survive without nature, physically, mentally, and spiritually, yet we seem to be spending more and more time entrenched by society. For Thoreau walking is a self-reflective spiritual act that occurs only when you are away from society, that allows you to learn about who you are, and find other aspects of yourself that have been chipped away by society.

First published in 1865, "Cape Cod" is one of a series of excursion books by the famed American author and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. Most well-known for his influential works Walden and Civil Disobedience, Thoreau was also an observant naturalist and spent much time watching and recording the seasonal patterns of natural spaces. Based on several trips he made to the Cape and originally published as a series of articles, Thoreau's "Cape Cod" is a remarkable work that depicts the natural beauty of both the Cape and the wild areas that surround it. Thoreau, a consummate lover of the outdoors, felt right at home in the Cape and he details his excitement over discovering the area with detailed and evocative portraits of the indigenous species and animals. Thoreau's work is both a travel journal and an exploration of the region's geography and natural history written in the sensitive and astute voice of a philosopher genuinely in love with discovering and understanding a new place. Any lover of nature or of Cape Cod in general will delight in this captivating depiction of the area as it was in the early to mid-1800s. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

For Henry David Thoreau, there was no separation between public politics and personal principle. "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" is his famous account of the night he spent in jail for refusing to pay taxes to a government that supported slavery and waged war. His impassioned stand for justice later inspired Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and many other peaceful revolutionaries. This volume includes Thoreau's other important political writings: "A Plea for Captain John Brown," "Life Without Principle," and the poem "Independence."

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