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E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Introduction to the Works of Thoreau

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An excellent article detailing the major events of the life and works of Henry David Thoreau. Complete with links to Thoreau's most famous works and interesting details about his life.

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civil disobedience, nature, transcendentalism, american literature, henry david thoreau, ralph waldo emerson, walden
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