by Roger Grass
First published 2021
Roger Grass brings together the three works that established Henry David Thoreau as America's leading voice for nature, society, and moral conscience. Walden reflects on simple living during Thoreau's retreat to the Massachusetts woods, blending transcendentalist philosophy with social critique and his break from conventional society. On the Duty of Civil Disobedience builds his argument against government corruption, written while he protested slavery and the Mexican American War between 1846 and 1848. Walking rounds out the collection with Thoreau's environmental philosophy from around 1850, exploring wilderness, political criticism, and social justice through intimate personal meditation. These foundational texts present readers with an author who challenges them to question their relationships with nature, society, and moral responsibility.
Genres: classics, philosophy, american, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 19th-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-reflection, social-commentary
Setting: Massachusetts
Period: 1846-1848, 1850
208 pages · Paperback · Independently Published