Walking and Other Excursions
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Walking and Other Excursions

  1. 247 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Walking and Other Excursions

About this book

IN THE SPIRIT OF UNDYING ADVENTURE! Sauntering through natural landscapes is a noble art; and one that Henry David Thoreau held in the highest regard. Though he is perhaps best known for Walden: Life in the Woods and his essay "Civil Disobedience, " Thoreau was an early advocate of recreational hiking, canoeing, and conserving natural resources. A passionate nature writer, he penned many articles that shared these philosophies and perspectives. This carefully restored re-creation of the 1863 essay collection Excursions features the nine original essays that were published posthumously: "Natural History of Massachusetts" "A Walk to Wachusett" "The Landlord" "A Winter Walk" "The Succession of Forest Trees" "Walking" "Autumnal Tints" "Wild Apples" "Night and Moonlight" This revised special edition also includes the original detailed biographical sketch of Thoreau by fellow transcendentalist and friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. Featuring a brand-new foreword by J.F. Penn, best-selling author of PILGRIMAGE: Lessons Learned from Walking Three Ancient Ways, and a fresh introduction from editor Mark Leslie. ______ "In these ever more fast-moving times, as the constant noise of media in every form buffets us, and bad news from across the world shakes our sense of well-being daily, we can find truth in Thoreau's words that 'in society you will not find health, but in nature.'" - J.F. Penn

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Information

Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781680576337
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword – J.F. Penn
  6. Introduction: Walking This Way
  7. A Note on Revisions to the Original Text
  8. Dedication
  9. Original Title Page
  10. 1. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH – BY R.W. EMERSON
  11. 2. NATURAL HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS
  12. 3. A WALK TO WACHUSETT
  13. 4. THE LANDLORD
  14. 5. A WINTER WALK
  15. 6. THE SUCCESSION OF FOREST TREES.
  16. 7. WALKING
  17. 8. AUTUMNAL TINTS
  18. 9. WILD APPLES
  19. 10. NIGHT AND MOONLIGHT
  20. Notes
  21. Recommended Further Reading
  22. Publisher’s Note
  23. About the Author
  24. About The Foreword Author
  25. About The Editor
  26. WordFire Classics