CONCORD - American literary icon Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days at Walden Pond, writing what would later be published as his book "Walden." Now, nearly 180 years later, ...

Today is the 200th birthday of author, activist and abolitionist Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau's individualist views and distaste for government make him a hero to many people across the political ...

Henry David Thoreau, the essayist and poet whose book “Walden” still resonates with fans of nature and the environment in the modern era, was born 200 years ago Wednesday. Admirers of the pioneering ...

Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic "Walden, or A Life in the Woods" was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. "Walden" is about the virtues of simple living and ...

Human activity around the pristine pond where Henry David Thoreau wrote his famous book Walden, or, Life in the Woods is altering its ecosystem, new research finds. Leslie Katz led a team that ...

CONCORD, Mass. (AP) — Henry David Thoreau went to the woods because, as he famously put it, "I wished to live deliberately." Two centuries after the "Walden" author's birth, people are still ...

Richard Smith is retiring after portraying Henry David Thoreau in Concord for 26 years. Smith's retirement date, Sept. 6, coincides with the date Thoreau left Walden Pond in 1847. Smith plans to ...

I have come to Walden in many seasons. My last visit occurred on a brisk autumn day, when I discovered some locals swimming in the pond. Dipping my toe in the water, I was surprised how well kettle ...

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Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth — err, game. Henry David Thoreau wrote those words — most of them ...