A Thoreau Gazetteer [Paperback]

Robert F. Stowell (Author), William L. Howarth (Author)

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• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr (June 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691013152
• ISBN-13: 978-0691013152
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A key resource for Thoreau researchers, January 27, 2005

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This review is from: A Thoreau Gazetteer (Hardcover)

This slim volume contains 23 maps that outline Henry David Thoreau's travels: from his hometown jaunts around Concord and his favorite Concord and Merrimack Rivers and Walden Pond, to his long-distance trips to Maine, Cape Cod, Canada, and Minnesota. Some images are reproductions of Thoreau's own drawings; others are historical sources that he might/must have consulted. Any originals here are more accurate than the master map in John Christie's "Thoreau as World Traveler," though a few minor lines are not quite exact. Each map is accompanied by explanatory text about the trip and Thoreau's methods of transportation. In some places, the photos or maps are a page-turn away from the text that explains them, making the reader scan back and forth. But for the most part, this book is an invaluable volume for contemporary Thoreau disciples and researchers to own. It provides the when, where, and how of Thoreau's excursions, and it supplements the details with period photos of places and transport. A chronology of his travels and a full index complete this useful work. Used copies are surprisingly easy to find, too.