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Thoreau Begins to Work with the Underground Railroad

Thoreau Begins to Work with the Underground Railroad

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Henry David Thoreau Asks Us to Live in the Present

Henry David Thoreau Asks Us to Live in the Present

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Joe Polis Teaches Thoreau the Penobscot View of Nature

Joe Polis Teaches Thoreau the Penobscot View of Nature

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Henry David Thoreau Season 1

Who are We?

Season 1 Episode 1
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Being Alive

Being Alive

Season 1 Episode 2
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Several More Lives to Live

Several More Lives to Live

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Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

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When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
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Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague

Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague

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Henry David Thoreau

An Introduction to the Words and Life of Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was a lecturer, philosopher, pencil-maker, surveyor; a teacher, scientist, and an abolitionist. But, above all, he was a prolific writer who spent was obsessed with answering deep questions like how to live a good life and what it means to be a human being on this planet.
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Several More Lives to Live
1:01:51
Season 1 Episode 3
Several More Lives to Live
After Walden, Thoreau takes on new roles and adventures as an illness catches up with him.
Being Alive
56:54
Season 1 Episode 2
Being Alive
Thoreau lives at Walden Pond where he writes, while exploring nature — and himself.
Henry David Thoreau Season 1
54:19
Season 1 Episode 1
Who are We?
After young Thoreau fails at a career in writing, he retreats to a cabin in the woods.
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