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Wikipedia: Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817– May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry total over 20 volumes.
![[Thoreau family graves at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Thoreau_gravesite_s.jpg "Thoreau family graves at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery")
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![[Thoreau memorial at Library Way, New York City]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Henry_David_Thoreau_quote_Library_Way_NY_City_s.jpg "Thoreau memorial at Library Way, New York City")
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![[Site of Thoreau's cabin]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cabinsite_02_s.jpg "Site of Thoreau's cabin")
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![[Replica of Thoreau's cabin]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Thoreau_House_Replica_s.jpg "Replica of Thoreau's cabin")
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![[Portrait of Thoreau from 1854]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/VII_Rowse_s.jpg "Portrait of Thoreau from 1854")
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![[Henry David Thoreau, taken August 1861]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Henry_David_Thoreau_1861_s.jpg "Henry David Thoreau, taken August 1861")
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![[A bust of Thoreau from the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at the Bronx Community College]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ThoreauBust_s.jpg "A bust of Thoreau from the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at the Bronx Community College")
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![[1967 U.S. postage stamp honoring Thoreau]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Thoreau1967stamp_s.jpg "1967 U.S. postage stamp honoring Thoreau")
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