Walden's Shore

Walden's Shore Henry David Thoreau and Nineteenth-Century Science

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Publisher's Synopsis

This title examines Thoreau's understanding of the geodynamics of that living earth, and how his understanding informed the writing of Walden. The story unfolds against the ferment of natural science in the 19th century, as natural theology gave way to modern secular science.

Book information

ISBN: 9780674724785
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 818.303
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xviii, 421
Weight: 834g
Height: 157mm
Width: 243mm
Spine width: 33mm