Civil disobedience, and other essays / Henry David Thoreau ; [editor of this volume, Philip Smith].
Material type: TextSeries: Dover thrift editionsPublisher: New York : Dover Publications, 1993Description: v, 90 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0486275639
- 9780486275635
- 814/.3 20
- PS3051 .C5 1993
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Book | Sonoma Academy Library | 814. THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 922317 |
Civil disobedience (1849) -- Slavery in Massachusetts (1854) -- A plea for Captain John Brown (1860) -- Walking (1862) -- Life without principle (1863).
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.
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