TY - BOOK AU - Thoreau,Henry David AU - Smith,Philip TI - Civil disobedience, and other essays T2 - Dover thrift editions SN - 0486275639 AV - PS3051 .C5 1993 U1 - 814/.3 20 PY - 1993/// CY - New York PB - Dover Publications KW - Government, Resistance to KW - Civil disobedience KW - English prose literature N1 - Civil disobedience (1849) -- Slavery in Massachusetts (1854) -- A plea for Captain John Brown (1860) -- Walking (1862) -- Life without principle (1863) N2 - Philosopher, naturalist, poet and rugged individualist, Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves, to follow the dictates of their own conscience and to make an art of their lives. This representative sampling of his thought includes five of his most frequently cited and read essays: 'Civil Disobedience, ' his most powerful and influential political essay, exalts the law of conscience over civil law UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/dover032/93015708.html ER -