Henry David Thoreau. Biography information Writer, philosopher, and naturalist He believed in the importance of individualism He encouraged a free attitude.

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Henry David Thoreau

Biography information Writer, philosopher, and naturalist He believed in the importance of individualism He encouraged a free attitude toward authority and tradition. Most of his life was spent devoted to studying nature and meditating philosophical problems Henry David Thoreau was not a fan of authority figures he even got arrested for not paying his poll tax. (

His writings and poetry Hawthorne found most of Thoreau works “to have a deep taste for poetry and especially for elder poets”. His best known works were “Walden” and “life in the woods”. “Succession of Forest Trees” “Cape cod” “Life without Principle” (

Quotes "To live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach.“ If a man does not keep pace with his companions," Thoreau reminds us, "perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. ( es.htm

Films he would like Never cry wolf Old yeller The eye of the leopard The snow walker The endurance White fang (

Films he would dislike Eve of destructions Tsunami Wave of destruction Sky blue Departed

Pictures of Thoreau

Works cited The us library of congress Encarta encyclopedia Encarta.msn.com/encylopedia_ /throueau_henry_david.html hawthorn's journal k ( htmlhttp:// html