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Chapter seven From Concord to Cosmos: Thoreau’s Turn to Science (1849–1851)
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Introduction Land of the Grass-Ground River 3
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Part one The Making of Thoreau
- Chapter one Concord Sons and Daughters 23
- Chapter two Higher Learning from Concord to Harvard (1826–1837) 50
- Chapter three Transcendental Apprentice (1837–1841) 82
- Chapter four “Not till We Are Lost” (1842–1844) 124
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Part two The Making of Walden
- Chapter five “Walden, Is It You?” (1845–1847) 181
- Chapter six A Writer’s Life (1847–1849) 232
- Chapter seven From Concord to Cosmos: Thoreau’s Turn to Science (1849–1851) 273
- Chapter eight The Beauty of Nature, the Baseness of Men (1851–1854) 313
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Part three Success ions
- Chapter nine Walden-on- Main (1854–1857) 359
- Chapter ten Wild Fruits (1857–1859) 404
- Chapter eleven A Constant New Creation (1860–1862) 457
- Acknowledgments 501
- Abbreviations 507
- Notes 511
- Selected Bibliography 571
- Index 587
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Introduction Land of the Grass-Ground River 3
-
Part one The Making of Thoreau
- Chapter one Concord Sons and Daughters 23
- Chapter two Higher Learning from Concord to Harvard (1826–1837) 50
- Chapter three Transcendental Apprentice (1837–1841) 82
- Chapter four “Not till We Are Lost” (1842–1844) 124
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Part two The Making of Walden
- Chapter five “Walden, Is It You?” (1845–1847) 181
- Chapter six A Writer’s Life (1847–1849) 232
- Chapter seven From Concord to Cosmos: Thoreau’s Turn to Science (1849–1851) 273
- Chapter eight The Beauty of Nature, the Baseness of Men (1851–1854) 313
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Part three Success ions
- Chapter nine Walden-on- Main (1854–1857) 359
- Chapter ten Wild Fruits (1857–1859) 404
- Chapter eleven A Constant New Creation (1860–1862) 457
- Acknowledgments 501
- Abbreviations 507
- Notes 511
- Selected Bibliography 571
- Index 587