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Henry David Thoreau

By SchuyRae1
  • Thoreau was born in Concord,MA

    Thoreau was born in Concord,MA

  • Went to Harvard College

    Went to Harvard College

    Exact date unknown

  • Graduated from Harvard College

    Exact date unknown

  • Established a school with his brother John

    Exact date unknown. Thoreau and his brother worked together up until his brother became severely ill in 1841, in which the school closed as it was too much for Thoreau to handle.

  • Traveled to Walden Pond, there he wrote his first novel

  • Essay "Nature" published by his mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Essay "Nature" published by his mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Exact date unknown
  • Published the essay "Resistance to Civil Government" ("Civil Disobedience")

    Published the essay "Resistance to Civil Government" ("Civil Disobedience")

    Exact date unknown
  • Thoreau's first novel "A Week on the Concord in Merrimack Rivers"

    Thoreau's first novel "A Week on the Concord in Merrimack Rivers"

    Novel was inpired by the time Thoreau spent with his brother on a boating trip in 1839. Exact date publisshed is unknown

  • Wrote "Slavery in Massachusetts"

    Exact date unknown .Thoreau was a dedicated abolitionist during his life time
  • "Walden" Published

    "Walden" Published

    Exact date unknown
  • Dies from Tuberculosis

    Dies from Tuberculosis

    Buried in family plot.