With his words, Henry David Thoreau began the saga of his observation of simple living at Walden Pond. Over the course of the next three hundred some-odd pages, Thoreau outlined his ideology of life, politics, and nature, shining light to a secure place in the canon of great American writers. Although Walden took delight in only moderate success in Thoreau's lifetime, his experiment at the pond would flare considerable interest in the years to come. The book has influenced other young people…
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