Henry david thoreau
henry david thoreau
Born: July 12th, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts
Died: May 6th, 1862 of a lung disease. He was only 44 years old.
College: Went to Harvard University
Life:
Died: May 6th, 1862 of a lung disease. He was only 44 years old.
College: Went to Harvard University
Life:
- Was a teacher, poet, and a writer.
- Had a strong opinion on many wrongful ideas.
- His most famous book is Walden which was written when he spent his time at Walden Pond living a simple life away from town.
- Was close friends with the Alcott family, the Emerson family, and the Hawthorne family
- He worked in his family's pencil factory for most of his life.
- He accidentally set fire to Walden Woods and destroyed over 300 acres.