WALDEN AND ON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
Description:... Under Emerson's influence, Thoreau developed reformist ideas. On July 4, 1845, Independence Day , Thoreau moved into a self-built log cabin (Walden Hut) near Concord on Lake Walden on a property in Emerson. Here he lived alone and independently for about two years, but not isolated. In his work Walden . Or Life in the Woods - he described his simple lifeat the lake and its nature and also integrated topics such as economy and society. The "Walden" experiment made it clear to Thoreau that six weeks of wage labor a year is enough to make a living.
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