This image is the cover for the book Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Classics To Go

Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Classics To Go

A remarkable account of a man seeking a more simple life by living in harmony with nature.

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. (Wikipedia)