Synopsis

Thoreau built a cabin in the spring of 1845 on the shores of Walden Pond, Massachusetts. There he observed nature, farmed, built fences, surveyed, and wrote in his journal. Interwoven with s of Thoreau's daily life are mediations on human existence, society, government, and other topics, expressed with wisdom and beauty of style. Credited with influencing Tolstoy, Gandhi, and other thinkers, the volume remains a masterpiece of philosophical reflection.