The first publication of Thoreau's last manuscript, Faith in a Seed is the crowning achievement of a life spent studying nature and nature's laws for their significance to humankind.
A great sampling of Thoreau's works, The Portable Thoreau is a comprehensive selection of poems and essays, as well as excerpts from his major longer works and the complete text of Walden. Edited by Carl Bode.
Here, in selections from two of Thoreau's lesser-known works, The Maine Woods and Cape Cod, are some of Thoreau's most inspired reflections on the natural world and our relationship to it.
Writings include: "Civil Disobedience," selections from Walden (Economy, Higher Laws, Conclusion), "Life without Principle," "Slavery in Massachusetts," "A Plea for Captain John Brown," "Martyrdom of John Brown," and "The Last Days of John Brown."
Accompanied by notes by Robert F. Sayre, this volume is comprised of the full text of Thoreau's four longest works. A companion edition to Library of America's collection of Thoreau's essays and poems.