Thoreau on Land: Nature’s Canvas

The Spirit of Thoreau series is a fresh new collection of Thoreau’s best writing and thinking on various themes, drawn from both unpublished and published sources.

THOREAU ON LAND NATURE’S CANVAS Edited by Joseph Valentine

This elegant volume chronicles Thoreau’s fascination with nature, from his well-known reflections on Walden to an unexpected meeting with loggers in the woods: ＂No doubt our employment is more alike than we suspect, and we are each serving the great Master’s needs more than our own.＂ He shows a Thoreau much broader in his interests and sympathies than most of us imagine.