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Henry Thoreau

A Life of the Mind

Robert D. Richardson Jr. (Author), Barry Moser (Designer), Barry Moser (Illustrator)

Available worldwide

Paperback, 464 pages
ISBN: 9780520063464
January 1988
$29.95, £19.95

“A classic biography.”—The New York Times

“A splendidly written book. . . . Richardson’s critical discussions of the journals, Walden, Cape Cod, and the other works are invariably illuminating and cast a new light on Thoreau’s sometimes cross-grained but fascinating personality.” —The Boston Globe

1986 Melcher Book Award, The United Universalist Association

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