Henry David Thoreau

Here is a brief biography of Thoreau from the Ecology Hall of Fame. You'll also find a photo of Thoreau and some links and quotes on this page.

This biography is similar in form to the one above. Can you detect any differences? If you had to choose one to cite for a research paper, which one would you pick? Why? What are some of the ways you can check for accuracy of sources on the WWW?

The Columbia Encyclopedia is the source of this hyperlinked Thoreau biography, which also includes a bibliography.

This is the homepage of the Thoreau Institute, where you can find information about the Walden Woods Project, take a virtual tour, visit a feedback area, and join the society if you so desire.

This is a teacher's guide to Thoreau, covering things like classroom strategies and major themes. As a student, what insights did you gain by taking a look at this writer's work from a teacher's point of view?

Thoreau coined the term civil disobedience. Interested in that topic for a research paper? Why don't you take a look at this page about nonviolent civil disobedience from Activism.net?

Has reading Thoreau's work interested you in doing some nature writing of your own? This page of nature writing links will help you on your way. If this were your page, what other authors would you include?

The Writing of Henry D. Thoreausite is dedicated to keeping his surviving manuscripts in print. There, you'll find lots of information about his lesser-known work and even a sample of his handwriting.

Ready for some of Thoreau's writing in etext? Ok then, click here and you'll find “Civil Disobedience.” Do you like working with etext? What advantages does it have over hard copy? Do you find it disadvantageous in any ways?

Still hungry for more etext? This page has links to books including Walden, essays including “Life without Principle,” and “Slavery in Massachusetts,” and a bunch of other related links.