The adventures of Henry Thoreau : a young man's unlikely path to Walden Pond /
Sims, Michael, 1958-
The adventures of Henry Thoreau : a young man's unlikely path to Walden Pond / by Michael Sims. - First U.S. Edition. - x, 372 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-360) and index.
Dancing on the ice -- pt. I. Reflection : Behind the stars ; Seek your fortune ; More beautiful than useful ; Meadow River ; The new schoolmaster ; Savage brothers ; God and nature face to face -- pt. II. Shadow : How comic is simplicity ; We can teach you ; No remedy for love ; Give her a kiss for me ; My friend's little brother ; Log cabins and cider ; Melodies and inventions ; Near to the world of spirits -- pt. III. Echo : Hawthorne's new boat ; A skating party ; Staten Island ; Fire ; A poor man's house ; Favored by the gods ; Death on the river ; Living fireworks ; Luncheon at the cabin ; My muse, my brother ; A night in jail ; Chaos and ancient night -- After the cabin.
"The Adventures of Henry Thoreau-chronicling the ten years in his life beginning with Harvard in 1837 and ending as he walked away from Walden Pond after living in his long dreamed-of cabin for only two years--tells the dramatic (and at times heartbreaking) story of how a troubled young man found a meaningful life in a tempestuous era"--
1620401959 (hbk.) 9781620401958 (hbk.)
2013031528
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
Naturalists--United States--Biography.
The adventures of Henry Thoreau : a young man's unlikely path to Walden Pond / by Michael Sims. - First U.S. Edition. - x, 372 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-360) and index.
Dancing on the ice -- pt. I. Reflection : Behind the stars ; Seek your fortune ; More beautiful than useful ; Meadow River ; The new schoolmaster ; Savage brothers ; God and nature face to face -- pt. II. Shadow : How comic is simplicity ; We can teach you ; No remedy for love ; Give her a kiss for me ; My friend's little brother ; Log cabins and cider ; Melodies and inventions ; Near to the world of spirits -- pt. III. Echo : Hawthorne's new boat ; A skating party ; Staten Island ; Fire ; A poor man's house ; Favored by the gods ; Death on the river ; Living fireworks ; Luncheon at the cabin ; My muse, my brother ; A night in jail ; Chaos and ancient night -- After the cabin.
"The Adventures of Henry Thoreau-chronicling the ten years in his life beginning with Harvard in 1837 and ending as he walked away from Walden Pond after living in his long dreamed-of cabin for only two years--tells the dramatic (and at times heartbreaking) story of how a troubled young man found a meaningful life in a tempestuous era"--
1620401959 (hbk.) 9781620401958 (hbk.)
2013031528
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
Naturalists--United States--Biography.