The Thoreau You Don't Know: The Father of Nature Writers on

The Thoreau You Don't Know: The Father of Nature Writers on the Importance of Cities, Finance, and Fooling Around – The Political Activist Who Inspired Gandhi and MLK

Robert Sullivan, the New York Times bestselling author of Rats and Cross Country, delivers a revolutionary reconsideration of Henry David Thoreau for modern readers of the seminal transcendentalist. Dispelling common notions of Thoreau as a lonely eccentric cloistered at Walden Pond, Sullivan (whom the New York Times Book Review calls â‚¬Å“an urban Thoreauâ‚¬Â) paints a dynamic picture of Thoreau as the naturalist who founded our American ideal of â‚¬Å“the Great Outdoors;â‚¬Â the rugged individual who honed friendships with Ralph Waldo Emerson and other writers; and the political activist who inspired Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and other influential leaders of progressive change. You know Thoreau is one of Americaâ‚¬s legendary writersâ‚¬Â¦but the Thoreau you donâ‚¬t know may be one of Americaâ‚¬s greatest heroes.
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0061710326_used
ReleaseDate 2011-03-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780061710322

The Thoreau You Don't Know: The Father of Nature Writers on the Importance of Cities, Finance, and Fooling Around – The Political Activist Who Inspired Gandhi and MLK