The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail

Author : Jerome Lawrence
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0809012235
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail written by Jerome Lawrence and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-07-10 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A play dramatizing the philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, and his stand concerning civil disobedience. He refused to pay taxes owing to his disapproval of the Mexican War. For his act of protest he was sent to jail.

Author : Jerome Lawrence
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780808508977
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail written by Jerome Lawrence and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1982-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After refusing to pay taxes to the American government, which was engaged in what he saw as an unjust war, Henry David Thoreau is thrown in prison.

Author : Jerome Lawrence
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613462020
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night Thoreau Spent in Jail written by Jerome Lawrence and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic presentation of Thoreau's famous act of civil disobedience in protest of the U.S. government's involvement in the Mexican War

Author : Henry David Thoreau
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504013778
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoreau advocates for nonviolent protest in his classic manifesto Motivated by his disgust with the US government, Henry David Thoreau’s seminal philosophical essay enjoins individuals to stand against the ruling forces that seek to erase their free will. It is the duty of a good citizen, he argues, not only to disobey a bad law, but also to protest an unjust government. His message of nonviolence and appeal to value one’s own conscience over political legislation have resonated throughout American and world history. Peppered with the author’s poetry and social commentary, Civil Disobedience has become a manifesto for civil dissidents, revolutionaries, and protestors everywhere. Indeed, originally so unpopular with readers that Thoreau was forced to buy back over half of the books from his publisher, this work has gone on to inspire the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Author : Jerome Lawrence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail written by Jerome Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Sims
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408838230
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Henry Thoreau written by Michael Sims and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Mahatma Gandhi and John F. Kennedy to Martin Luther King and Leo Tolstoy, the works of Henry David Thoreau – author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, surveyor, schoolteacher, engineer – have long been an inspiration to many. But who was the unsophisticated young man who in 1837 became a protégé of Ralph Waldo Emerson? The Adventures of Henry Thoreau tells the colourful story of a complex man seeking a meaningful life in a tempestuous era. In rich, evocative prose Michael Sims brings to life the insecure, youthful Henry, as he embarks on the path to becoming the literary icon Thoreau. Using the letters and diaries of Thoreau's family, friends and students, Michael Sims charts his coming of age within a family struggling to rise above poverty in 1830s America. From skating and boating with Nathaniel Hawthorne, to travels with his brother, John Thoreau, and the launching of their progressive school, Sims paints a vivid portrait of the young writer struggling to find his voice through communing with nature, whether mountain climbing in Maine or building his life-changing cabin at Walden Pond. He explores Thoreau's infatuation with the beautiful young woman who rejected his proposal of marriage, the influence of his mother and sisters – who were passionate abolitionists – and that of the powerful cultural currents of the day. With emotion and texture, The Adventures of Henry Thoreau sheds fresh light on one of the most iconic figures in American history.

Author : Jerome Lawrence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail ; a Play written by Jerome Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Thoreau
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141964294
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where I Lived, and What I Lived For written by Henry Thoreau and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Thoreau's account of his solitary and self-sufficient home in the New England woods remains an inspiration to the environmental movement - a call to his fellow men to abandon their striving, materialistic existences of 'quiet desperation' for a simple life within their means, finding spiritual truth through awareness of the sheer beauty of their surroundings.

Author : Corinne Smith
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613731493
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry David Thoreau for Kids written by Corinne Smith and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hands-on nature activities for the budding transcendentalist Author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau is best known for living two years along the shores of Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. He is also known for spending a night in jail for nonpayment of taxes, which he discussed in the influential essay "Civil Disobedience." More than 150 years later, people are still inspired by his thoughtful words about individual rights, social justice, and nature. His detailed plant observations have even proven to be a useful record for 21st-century botanists. Henry David Thoreau for Kids chronicles the short but influential life of this remarkable thinker. In addition to learning about Thoreau's contributions to our culture, young readers will participate in engaging, hands-on projects that bring his ideas to life. Activities include building a model of the Walden cabin, keeping a daily journal, planting a garden, baking trail-bread cakes, going on a half-day hike, and starting a rock collection. The book also includes a time line and list of resources—books, websites, and places to visit—which offer even more opportunities to connect with this fascinating man.

Author : Jerome Lawrence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780553209631
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail written by Jerome Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: