1817-1862

"Weaving together natural history around Thoreau's life and times, this exploration of seasonal changes is presented in a[n] illustrated field notebook featuring watercolors augmented with historical images and reproductions of Thoreau's own sketches"--BTCat.

Presents nineteenth-century American writer and social activist Henry David Thoreau's reflections upon living alone among nature for two years on Massachusetts' Walden Pond.

A graphic novel interpretation of Henry David Thoreau's "Walden," featuring the actual words from the text in which Thoreau describes his experiment in simple living.

Traces the history of Walden Pond, the Massachusetts pond made famous by Thoreau more than 150 years ago, detailing the geography of the pond, Thoreau's and Emerson's experiences of Walden over their lifetimes, the growth of the pond as a site of spiritual and literary pilgrimages, and the battle to protect the pond from developers.

Presents selections from Thoreau's journals that describe the details and daily changes in the environment of his native Concord over a period of almost forty-five years.

"One of the most famous works of 19th-century American Transcendentalist literature is excerpted and illustrated by Italian artist Giovanni Manna, who brings Thoreau's natural experiment to life"--Provided by publisher.

Relates the forward looking inspirational life of author, philosopher and pioneering ecologist, Henry David Thoreau, who was also the father of the concept "civil disobedience" which he used against slavery and the encroachment of government; in graphic novel format.