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Henry David Thoreau Season 1

Who are We?

Season 1 Episode 1
54:19
Being Alive

Being Alive

Season 1 Episode 2
56:54
Several More Lives to Live

Several More Lives to Live

Season 1 Episode 3
1:01:51
Thoreau Begins to Work with the Underground Railroad

Thoreau Begins to Work with the Underground Railroad

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5:03
Henry David Thoreau Asks Us to Live in the Present

Henry David Thoreau Asks Us to Live in the Present

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8:19
Joe Polis Teaches Thoreau the Penobscot View of Nature

Joe Polis Teaches Thoreau the Penobscot View of Nature

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9:45
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Mentorship of Henry David Thoreau

Ralph Waldo Emerson's Mentorship of Henry David Thoreau

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9:09
An Introduction to the Words and Life of Henry David Thoreau

An Introduction to the Words and Life of Henry David Thoreau

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8:20
Henry David Thoreau and Transcendentalism

Henry David Thoreau and Transcendentalism

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5:09
Henry David Thoreau Moves to Walden Pond

Henry David Thoreau Moves to Walden Pond

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11:14
Thoreau Tells the Stories of the Black Community in Concord

Thoreau Tells the Stories of the Black Community in Concord

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5:50
Journey to Mount Katahdin and Untamable Nature

Journey to Mount Katahdin and Untamable Nature

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9:22
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Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance. The author of "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience," his words resonate urgently today as humanity struggles to live in harmony with nature — and each other.
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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
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Season 1 Episode 2
Being Alive
Thoreau lives at Walden Pond where he writes, while exploring nature — and himself.
Henry David Thoreau Season 1
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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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