Description
Thoreau was a writer, teacher, editor, lecturer, abolitionist, scientist, and political activist. Author of 20 volumes, Thoreau’s fame is based on two works: Walden, a book on simple living within nature, and “Civil Disobedience,” an essay about peaceful resistance to injustice. His scientific writings anticipated modern-day environmentalism; his political essays influenced Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn more about this controversial man from Concord and why his powerful words and deeds still inspire some and infuriate others.
