| Daily Observations: Thoreau on the Days of the Year Contributor(s): Grant, Steve (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1558495010 ISBN-13: 9781558495012 Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2005 Annotation: "How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book." wrote Henry David Thoreau in Walden. Today that book continues to provoke, inspire, and change lives all over the world, and each rereading is fresh and challenging. Yet as Thoreau's countless admirers know, there is more to the man than "Walden. An engineer, poet, teacher, naturalist, lecturer, and political activist, he truly had multiple lives to lead, and each one speaks forcefully to us today. Sponsored by the Thoreau Society, the brief, handsomely presented books in this series offer the thoughts of great writer on variety of topics, some that we readily associate with him, some that, may be surprising. Each volume includes selections from his familiar published works as well as from less well known lectures, letters, and journal entries. The books have been designed by renowned illustrator and book artist Barry Moser. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 818.309 |
| LCCN: 2005005406 |
| Series: Spirit of Thoreau (University of Massachusetts Press) |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.84" W x 8.48" (0.67 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book, wrote Henry David Thoreau in Walden. Today that book continues to provoke, inspire, and change lives all over the world, and each rereading is fresh and challenging. Yet as Thoreau's countless admirers know, there is more to the man than Walden. An engineer, poet, teacher, naturalist, lecturer, and political activist, he truly had multiple lives to lead, and each one speaks forcefully to us today.Sponsored by the Thoreau Society, the brief, handsomely presented books in this series offer the thoughts of a great writer on a variety of topics, some that we readily associate with him, some that may be surprising. Each volume includes selections from his familiar published works as well as from less well known lectures, letters, and journal entries. The books include original engravings by renowned illustrator and book artist Barry Moser. |