Thoreau maintained a close relationship with his brother up until the latter's death of lockjaw following a freak accident. |
History paints a vivid picture of disparity and dissimilarity between Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman. |
What Thoreau did not overlook was his neighbors' reluctance to put their antislavery sentiments into action. |
The first three pieces are an Alamo hall chair, a Thoreau writing desk, and a Robert E. Lee school desk. |
Henry David Thoreau took this to heart when he sequestered himself at Walden Pond and wrote Walden as a response to his experiences. |
In this metaphysical conceit Thoreau reads India as a timeless place, defined by its sacred books. |