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Walden

by Henry David Thoreau · 1854

Nature & Environment · ranked #3 in category

Two years living simply by a pond; the founding text of American nature writing and self-reliance.

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Category
Nature & Environment
First published
1854 · 1850s
Author
Henry David Thoreau
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