Henry David Thoreau is known as a naturalist, a philosopher, and a leading Transcendentalist. But he was also an ardent abolitionist and political activist. He was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping fugitive slaves escape to freedom. He was the first to speak out, loudly and passionately, in support of John Brown after Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry. He wrote and spoke with unequaled clarity and strength on subjects as varied as slavery, war, taxation and government, history, law, technology, commerce, religion, and the press. He examined how we are to live in this world and with each other. These works are written with singular drive and immediacy, and are surprisingly and extraordinarily relevant.
Included in this collection are:
Slavery in Massachusetts
Resistance to Civil Government/Civil Disobedience
The Service
Dark Ages
Paradise (to be) Regained
Herald of Freedom
Wendell Phillips Before the Concord Lyceum
Walking
Life Without Principle
A Plea for Captain John Brown
After the Death of John Brown
The Last Days of John Brown
Linda Jones is an award-winning actor and narrator who was born and raised in Concord, Massachusetts. She has narrated several volumes of Thoreau’s work, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
