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Henry David Thoreau

Several More Lives to Live

Season 1 Episode 3

After completing his two-year experiment at Walden Pond, Thoreau returns to society to test what he has learned about living responsibly. He undertakes new “experiments” as a surveyor, scientist, and abolitionist, and takes two more trips to Maine — uncovering even deeper truths about life and the world. He writes with a new urgency as a lifelong illness begins to catch up with him.

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Thoreau lives at Walden Pond where he writes, while exploring nature — and himself.
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After young Thoreau fails at a career in writing, he retreats to a cabin in the woods.
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