ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY | |
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On August 9, 1854, American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau publishes “Walden,” also known as “Life in the Woods,” about his time living near Walden Pond, a lake in Concord, Massachusetts. The book, widely considered an American masterpiece, is a reflection on living a purposeful life of self-reliance, conviction and simplicity. |
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