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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s diverse body of work has done more than perhaps any other thinker to shape and define the American mind. Literary giants including Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, … Read more

This edition of Thoreau’s most important writing, which now includes an introduction by award-winning scholar and Walden Woods Project Curator, Jeffrey S. Cramer, as well as newly-edited selections from his … Read more

CNN Presidential Historian, Rice University history professor and author Dr. Douglas Brinkley spoke at the Thoreau Institute about Henry David Thoreau and the history of America’s public lands.  His book, … Read more

Made to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Walden’s publication in 2004, this short sleeve shirt features Thoreau’s “rooster doodle” and information about the special exhibit in black print on the front and … Read more

Made to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Walden’s publication in 2004, this short sleeve shirt features Thoreau’s “rooster doodle” and information about the special exhibit in black print on the front and … Read more

Made to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Walden’s publication in 2004, this short sleeve shirt features Thoreau’s “rooster doodle” and information about the special exhibit in black print on the front and … Read more

Made to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Walden’s publication in 2004, this short sleeve shirt features Thoreau’s “rooster doodle” and information about the special exhibit in black print on the front and … Read more

A thoughtfully researched, movingly presented dual-biography of two iconic American writers, each trying to fine the ideal friend with whom they could share their journey through our imperfect world. Any … Read more

“The Guide to Walden Pond: An Exploration of the History, Nature, Landscape, and Literature of One of America’s Most Iconic Places” is the first guidebook to Henry David Thoreau’s most … Read more

Over 2,000 quotations on more than 150 subjects Richly illustrated with historic photographs and drawings Thoreau on himself and his contemporaries Thoreau’s contemporaries on Thoreau Biographical time line Appendix of … Read more

The Walton Ricketson portraiture bust of Henry David Thoreau is quite possibly the best sculpture ever produced of Concord’s favorite son and author of Walden. It represents a young, idealized … Read more

Although best known as America’s first environmental philosopher, Henry David Thoreau left a broad legacy of writings on a variety of topics. Thoreau’s thoughts on freedom, selected by Thoreau-scholar Jeffrey … Read more