Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachussets in 1817. Self-described as a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot, Thoreau was known for his extreme individualism, his preference for simple, austere living, and his revolt against the demands of society and government. The several years he spent in a homemade hut, writing and observing nature, resulted in Walden (1854).
He was the author of A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849), Civil Disobedience (1849), Excursions (1863), and The Maine Woods (1864). Thoreau died in Concord in 1862. Michael Meyer teaches American literature at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Several More Lives to Live, Thoreau's Political Reputation in America - awarded the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize by the American Studies Association - and coauthor, with Walter Harding, of The New Thoreau Handbook.
Mr. Meyer has published articles on Thoreau, in a variety of journals.
He was the author of A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849), Civil Disobedience (1849), Excursions (1863), and The Maine Woods (1864). Thoreau died in Concord in 1862. Michael Meyer teaches American literature at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Several More Lives to Live, Thoreau's Political Reputation in America - awarded the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize by the American Studies Association - and coauthor, with Walter Harding, of The New Thoreau Handbook.
Mr. Meyer has published articles on Thoreau, in a variety of journals.
