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Henry David Thoreau
- Biography
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Place of birth
- Concord, MA
Date of birth
- July 12, 1817
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Date of death
- May 6, 1862
Place of death
- Concord, MA
Burial location
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA
- (Bonus who else is buried here?)
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Interesting facts about childhood
- He worked in his fathers pencil factory
- Graduated from Harvard
- Never married
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Place(s) where this author lived. Include dates
and explain how each place influenced them.
- Concord, MA childhood
- Boston, MA went to Harvard 1833-37
- Lived w/Emerson 1841-44, 1847-48 E was mentor
- Walden Pond 1845-47 wrote Walden
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How did this author become inspired to write?
- Nature
- Individualism
- Abolitionism
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Where applicable, explain any obstacles this
writer faced
- His first two books didnt sell well (A Week on
the Concord and Merrimack Rivers and Walden). - Critics didnt take him seriously as a writer
during his lifetime
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How successful was this author during his/her
lifetime?
- First two books didnt sell well
- Critics didnt take him seriously
- However, lived according to his own principle of
simplicity
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If the author wasnt successful or popular at the
time of their death, explain how and why they are
still well known today
- Biography published in England in 1890
- Mahatma Gandhi read Walden in 1906 and
recommended widely - Other famous leaders have cited Walden as an
influence
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Why is this author considered influential?
- Creator of the idea of civil disobedience
- Many leaders and activists have borrowed his
ideas, including - Gandhi
- MLK
- Nelson Mandela
- Vietnam War activists
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Identify five (5) characteristics of this author
and give specific examples
- Loved nature inspired by it
- Thoughtful philosophical essays
- Innovative improved pencil making
- Independent lived life on his own terms
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