Walden is a book by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and-to some degree-a manual for self-reliance.
This collection of poems, selected and edited by F. B. Sanborn, brings together the best work of American poet Ellery Channing from across his career. Channing was a contemporary of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, and his poetry reflects the Transcendentalist movement in American literature. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves poetry or is interested in the cultural history of the United States.
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