Quote of the day by Henry David Thoreau captures this dual commitment. It suggests that personal insight and societal reform are intertwined, each dependent on the willingness to understand others.

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Henry David Thoreau was a prolific American writer and naturalist. What we might consider “stunt journalism” today, Thoreau spent more than two years living alone in the woods near Walden Pond in ...

CONCORD - American literary icon Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days at Walden Pond, writing what would later be published as his book "Walden." Now, nearly 180 years later, ...

Today, Alan Heathcock reads an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s classic, “Walden.” Thoreau was a poet and essayist writing in the Transcendentalist Movement. He’s best known for his work on living ...

Henry David Thoreau’s river journals from the 19th century are now helping scientists understanding the effects of climate change on New England's seasons. Thoreau's meticulous notes on river ice, ...

Paying homage to the long-dead Transcendentalist, some people are building full-scale replicas of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden cabin. By Dorie Chevlen After 26 years in character as the 19th-century ...

Henry David Thoreau died on May 6, 1862, in Concord, Mass., surrounded by books and flowers. At the funeral, his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a eulogy that emphasized Thoreau’s ...

Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic "Walden, or A Life in the Woods" was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. "Walden" is about the virtues of simple living and ...

Henry David Thoreau, the 19th-century writer, philosopher, and naturalist, is probably best known for having holed up in a cabin by Walden Pond to escape the pressures of the commercial and material ...

After 26 years in character as the 19th-century transcendentalist writer, Richard Smith is hanging up his straw hat. By Alex Vadukul and Tony Luong In “Bright Circle,” Randall Fuller shines a light on ...