{"product_id":"9781598530636","title":"Henry David Thoreau: Walden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Perhaps the most remarkable book in the American canon. As dense as scripture, crowded with aphorism, \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e is full enough of ideas for a score of ordinary books.\" -Bill McKibben \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1845 Henry David Thoreau left his pencil-manufacturing business and began building a cabin on the shore of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. This lyrical yet practical-minded book is at once the record of the 26 months Thoreau spent in withdrawal from society-an account of the daily details of building, planting, hunting, cooking, and always, observing nature-and a declaration of independence from the oppressive mores and spiritual sterility of the world he left behind. Elegant, funny, profound, and quietly searching, \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e remains the most persuasive American argument for simplicity of life and clarity of conscience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor almost thirty years, The Library of America has presented America's best and most significant writing in acclaimed hardcover editions. Now, a new series, Library of America Paperback Classics, offers attractive and affordable books that bring The Library of America's authoritative texts within easy reach of every reader. Each book features an introductory essay by one of a leading writer, as well as a detailed chronology of the author's life and career, an essay on the choice and history of the text, and notes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from \u003ci\u003eHenry David Thoreau: A Week, Walden, The Maine Woods, Cape Cod,\u003c\/i\u003e volume number 28 in the Library of America series. That volume is joined in the series by a companion volume, number 124, \u003ci\u003eHenry David Thoreau: Collected Essays and Poems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049712402672,"sku":"9781598530636","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598530636_p0.jpg?v=1763811514","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598530636","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}