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Philosopher, naturalist, poet and rugged individualist, Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves, to follow the dictates of their own conscience and to make an art of their lives. This representative sampling of his thought includes five of his most frequently cited and read essays: "Civil Disobedience," his most powerful and influential political essay, exalts the law of conscience over civil law. "Life without Principle" distills the essence of Thoreau's philosophy of self-reliance and individualism. "Slavery in Massachusetts" is a searing attack on government condonation of slavery. "A Plea for Captain John Brown" is an eloquent defense of the radical abolitionist, while "Walking" celebrates the joys of that activity and pleads for conservation of the earth's wild places. The latter essay is recognized as one of the pioneer documents in the conservation and national park movement in America.

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96 pages
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Dover Publications
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May 20, 1993
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14 years and up
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5.31 x 0.26 x 8.2 inches
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0486275639
ISBN-13

978-0486275635
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1180L
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Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862)

Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) ranks among America's foremost nature writers. The Concord, Massachusetts native spent most of his life observing the natural world of New England, and his thoughts on leading a simple, independent life are captured in his best-known work, Walden.

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Walden; Or, Life in the Woods
Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

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Philosopher, naturalist, poet and rugged individualist, Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves, to follow the dictates of their own conscience and to make an art of their lives. This representative sampling of his thought includes five of his most frequently cited and read essays: 'Civil Disobedience, ' his most powerful and influential political essay, exalts the law of conscience over civil law.

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Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) ranks among America's foremost nature writers. The Concord, Massachusetts native spent most of his life observing the natural world of New England, and his thoughts on leading a simple, independent life are captured in his best-known work, Walden.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; Reprint edition (May 20, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486275639
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486275635
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1180L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.04 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.26 x 8.2 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #82,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a writer and philosopher as well as a naturalist. Walden is considered his masterpiece.

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N. Birondo

Courageous!

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2020

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I wish I had the guts to live by this wise man's ideas! It shames me that i've never spent even one hour in jail for my beliefs...

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Charles E. Coulter

The rights of the governed

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2017

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Henry David Thoreau, in Civil Disobedience, carefully leads us to his main premise: that government, any and all governments, to be strictly just, must have the sanction and consent of the governed. In other words, our legislative bodies--at whatever level--only have the power that we as citizens concede to them. Thoreau believes strongly in the rights and power of the individual. He respects those civil institutions that are crucial to the function of a just society but challenges his readers to oppose wars of choice and to oppose those institutions that are based on the oppression of others. I wish I had this 25 years ago.

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Anderson

True Resistance. Highly Recommend.

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2020

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Such a wonderful book for Libertarians and Conservatives. Democrat Socialists could learn a lot from this book as well.

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H.habilis

Still relevant

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017

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I picked this book because I was looking to refresh my understanding of some points in American history. Given the current social and political turmoil, this work was disturbingly accurate.

This book should be required reading for any American historian or student of politics in America. Tissues brought up in this book are relevant as much now as when HDT wrote the book.

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Shaun J.

Easy read - impactful

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021

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I was unfamiliar with these works and specifically bought it for the Civil Disobedience title. Thoreau has a way of crafting succinct, impactful sentences. It's a simple read, but you'll want to stop and mull each line. There's no extra fluff here like modern writers.

As to this specific version of the book; it's a cheap paperback that you won't feel bad writing in or giving away. The print may be smaller than most people care for, but it gets the job done!

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camplight

The Kindle download is CORRUPTED.

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021

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The text is not correct. Weird language, missing passages, unreadable. This version is a disgrace. I want my money back. Free copies are available in pdf format on the internet.

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Thoreau cold be writing for today’s conditions

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021

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Read this book and realize government corruption that we are witnessing today is not new to this country. Thoreau, in 1849 through 1864, is commenting on conditions that are eerily similar to today’s evil in government!

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Tony

Not his best work.

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Maybe I’m not qualified to have an opinion about a master, but since I’ve started, never has one said so much to say so little.

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Marie

Unreadable. Get a different version

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2021

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I hadn't read Thoreau before but one sentence into this book I was perplexed by how illegible it was. I quickly looked up other versions of the same book and purchased a complete copy of the writings of Thoreau for 85c and opened this essay to discover the original is beautifully lucid and the language is immaculate. How can any publisher get away with publishing this confusion??? I can only surmise that the content of the original is so powerful in exploding the current world government which is increasingly totalitarian that some effort has been made to cloud the language and meaning. Shame on you.

Andy Lima

The book of the next Decadd

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2020

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We are seeing the end of freedom and liberty unfolding before our eyes, unprecedented times where true democratic values are surpassed by despotism and authoritarianism disguised as 'greater good'. Thoreau wake us up to the fact that good me must rise to the occasion and act, we have to stand up for what is called common sense of the majority yet unfounded truth serving only the interests of a minority at the top.

This might as well be the narrative for the next decade. If we do nothing we become the next slaves.

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Who wouldn't be delighted to find the public domain list of FREE classic literature. This is fantastic. All the titles I've always wanted to read and for free - this is my kind of kindle heaven. I love the way they arrive on your kindle, they're so quick, it's like magic. Thank you public domain!

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REFRESHING TO FIND SOMEONE FROM THE PAST BELIEVED THE KIND OF THINGS A ''MODERN'' PERSON CAN RELATE TO

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Den

Perfect reading for the current climate

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With the current student protests and police using force to quell the situation, 'Civil disobedience' felt the perfect book to pick up and read once more, or in this case, read via kindle.

Thoreaus' powerful essay on Government, the rights of man and why we should be civilly disobedient are a timeless classic.

He is bang on when he states Governments do neither challenge or control us intellectually, their only tool to subvert the masses to their bidding, is force, via police or army.

Government of course is not their to subvert us to their wishes, rather they are meant to be there to serve our wishes, to listen to the people that placed them in power and to structure as much as possible around what is best for us, what we want, not what they think is best.

As his parting shot he mentions that he doubts a Government will ever truly be for the people, certainly that theory has held up, Socialism is a failed ideology and Labour fighting for the working class is a joke.

Strongly recommend reading this essay, a timeless classic particularly suitable reading material under the current climate.

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