This work presents an incredible biography of the famous 'Walden' author Henry D. Thoreau. He was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, philosopher, and transcendentalist. Thoreau is best known for reflecting upon simple living in natural surroundings in 'Walden' and his essay 'Civil Disobedience,' an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. Contents include: Birth and Family Childhood and Youth Concord and its Famous People The Embattled Farmers The Transcendental Period Early Essays in Authorship Friends and Companions The Walden Hermitage Horace in the Role of Mæcenas In Wood and Field Personal Traits and Social Life Poet, Moralist, and Philosopher Life, Death, and Immortality