The Guide to Walden Pond - An Exploration of the History, Nature, Landscape, and Literature of One of America's Most Iconic Places

An exploration of the history, nature, landscape, and literature of one of America's most iconic places

This is the first guidebook to Henry David Thoreau's most defining place, visited by half a million people each year and widely known as the fountainhead of America's environmental consciousness.
Using this guide, both armchair readers and trail-walkers alike can amble around the pond's shoreline, pausing at fifteen special places to learn about people, historic events, and the natural world. Thoreau will be a constant companion via quotes from Walden. Stop by stop, the place of his book will merge with the book of his place.
Abundantly illustrated with photographs, drawings, and maps, this guide is a must-have for a meaningful, engaging tour of Walden Pond as well as a souvenir of a visit.

Special Thanks

Concord Free Public Library
Concord Museum
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Thoreau Farm Trust
Thoreau Society
Walden Woods Project

A propos de l'auteur

ROBERT M. THORSON is a professor at the University of Connecticut. An award-winning author, scientist, and journalist, he's an expert tour guide for Thoreau's Concord and a frequent speaker and consultant. From his home in Storrs, Connecticut, he walks to work on a trail through the woods.

Résumé

An exploration of the history, nature, landscape, and literature of one of America’s most iconic places
 
This is the first guidebook to Henry David Thoreau’s most defining place, visited by half a million people each year and widely known as the fountainhead of America's environmental consciousness.
   Using this guide, both armchair readers and trail-walkers alike can amble around the pond’s shoreline, pausing at fifteen special places to learn about people, historic events, and the natural world. Thoreau will be a constant companion via quotes from Walden. Stop by stop, the place of his book will merge with the book of his place.
   Abundantly illustrated with photographs, drawings, and maps, this guide is a must-have for a meaningful, engaging tour of Walden Pond as well as a souvenir of a visit.

Special Thanks
 
Concord Free Public Library
Concord Museum
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Thoreau Farm Trust
Thoreau Society
Walden Woods Project

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Thorson Robert M. Thorson, Robert M. Thorson
• Edition: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 13.03.2018
• EAN: 9781328489173
• ISBN: 978-1-328-48917-3
• Pages: 272
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 184 mm x 20 mm
• Poids: 463 g
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Livres de conseils > Nature; Walking, hiking, trekking, Reference works, Sport: general, Wildlife: general interest, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Earth Sciences, Rivers and lakes, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Environmental science, engineering and technology, US Northeast: New England, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / General, SPORTS & RECREATION: Reference, SCIENCE: Natural History, SPORTS & RECREATION: Hiking, LITERATURE: ESSAYS, NATURE: Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps, Literature / Essays