MA Historical Society – Henry David Thoreau


Wednesday, September 27, 2023
– Henry David Thoreau stands as an icon of modern American environmentalism, the father of American nature writing, a forerunner of modern ecology.

Henry David Thoreau scholar Lawrence Buell gives due consideration to all these aspects of Thoreau’s art and thought, framing key issues and complexities in historical and literary context.

Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently