Henry David Thoreau Essayist Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. Born: July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts, United States Died: May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts, United States Influenced: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Essays: Civil Disobedience, Life Without Principle, Books: Walden (in 1854) – Civil Disobedience (in 1849)- The …
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