A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers - (Dover Thrift Editions) by Henry David Thoreau (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>While paddling with his brother, Thoreau makes brilliant observations on literature, philosophy, Native American and Puritan histories of New England, friends, and a diversity of other topics.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Based on an 1839 boat trip Thoreau took with his brother from Concord, Massachusetts, to Concord, New Hampshire, and back, this classic of American literature is not only a vivid narrative of that journey, it is also a collection of thought-provoking observations on such diverse topics as poetry, literature, and philosophy, Native American and Puritan histories of New England, friendship, sacred Eastern writings, traditional Christianity, and much more.<br>Written, like <i>Walden, </i> while Thoreau lived at Walden Pond, and published in 1849, <i>A Week</i> (his first book) shares many themes with <i>Walden, </i> published in 1854. Both dramatize the process of self-renewal in nature and resolutely rail against the official culture and politics of the trivial Nineteenth Century. Blending keen observation with a wealth of perceptive and informed reflections, Thoreau develops a continuous and lyrical dialogue between the past and present, as particular scenes on shore trigger reflections on the region's history and legends. <br>Originally conceived as a travel book, <i>A Week</i> eventually became much more -- one of the most intellectually ambitious works of 19th-century America, and a requiem for Thoreau's brother John, who died from a sudden illness in 1842.<br>Of Thoreau and this work, Ralph Waldo Emerson said, H. D. Thoreau is a great man in Concord, a man of original genius and character. I think it is a book of wonderful merit, which is to go far and last long.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) ranks among America's foremost nature writers. The Concord, Massachusetts native spent most of his life observing the natural world of New England, and his thoughts on leading a simple, independent life are captured in his best-known work, <i>Walden.</i>
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