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4) Thoreau's Walden: a video portrait : experience Walden Pond through the words of Henry David Thoreau
Publisher
Photovision
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
This visual ode to 19th-century philosophical writer Henry David Thoreau's beloved Walden Pond combines magnificent nature photography with highlights from Thoreau's timeless writings on the beauty and serenity of this New England retreat. Thoreau's Walden allows the viewer to walk in the solitude of Thoreau's footsteps and witness the idyllic wilderness of the famed Massachusetts pond as it might have appeared nearly 150 years ago.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Interwoven with accounts of Thoreau's daily life (he did not live as a recluse but received visitors and almost daily walked into Concord) are meditations on human existence, society, government and other topics, expressed with clear-headed wisdom and remarkable beauty of style.
12) By the wayside
Author
Publisher
Wood Print. Co
Pub. Date
[1901]
Language
English
Description
Consists of information about the Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway and a descriptive guide to sites along the railway's route.
Publisher
Published by the patients of the Willard Hospital
Pub. Date
[1902]
Language
English
Description
Consists of historical information about and description of businesses in the following Middlesex County towns: Medford, Lexington, West Medford, Arlington, Arlington Heights, East Lexington, Bedford, Concord, and Concord Junction.
18) The Route of the Minute Men, April 19, 1775: Lexington, Concord, Bedford, Lowell, by electric cars
Publisher
The Company
Pub. Date
[190-?]
Language
English
Description
Consists primarily of descriptive guide to towns along streetcar routes of Lexington & Boston Street Railway.
19) Walden
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Seamlessly blending expert analysis with on-screen quotations and dramatized scenes of Henry David Thoreau's life, this program thoroughly examines Walden--its historical significance, spiritual interpretations, and ongoing relevance to contemporary concerns.
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