Multispecies Walden Woods : Reevaluating Thoreau’s Religion

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Balthrop-Lewis, Alda. (2022). Multispecies Walden Woods : Reevaluating Thoreau’s Religion. Arcadia: Explorations in Environmental History. (7), pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc/9406
AuthorsBalthrop-Lewis, Alda
Abstract

[Extract] Henry David Thoreau wanted to be a writer, and he loved the woods. In 1845, he moved to the shores of Walden Pond, about a mile from Concord, Massachusetts. There, with a borrowed axe and the help of friends, he built a small house, where he lived for two years. It was an “experiment,” he wrote. Walden, the famous book that described it, was his account of the results.

The book has played an outsized role in the history of environmental thought and politics, and the place where the experiment unfolded has become a site of pilgrimage for Thoreau’s fans.

Keywordsforests; lakes; multispecies; religion
Year01 Jan 2022
JournalArcadia: Explorations in Environmental History
Journal citation(7), pp. 1-5
PublisherRachel Carson Center for Environment and Society
ISSN2199-3408
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc/9406
Web address (URL)https://www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/multispecies-walden-woods-reevaluating-thoreaus-religion
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Page range1-5
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Deposited30 Aug 2024
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