Thoreau

The city of Concord must have been quite the place. Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau and other impressive American authors.

Henry went to Harvard. Came back home, went to the city for a short time and then came back. Henry and his brother started a school that lasted for a while.

They built a boat and floated down the river. His brother died a tragic death from a small cut and then developed lock jaw.

Henry accidentally burnt down a large section of forest.

He was mentored by Emerson, chose the place for his hut by Walden pond. His essay on Civil Disobedience inspired MLK, Gandhi and countless others.

A short life but still one of my favorite authors.