Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau in 1856. Born July 12, 1817. Colorized. From History In Color on FB.

Debbra Obertanec on Instagram: “Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. He began writing nature poetry in the 1840s, with poet Ralph…”

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Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and ... Read more

“If a man believes and expects great things of himself, it makes no odds where you put him, or what you show him ... he will be surrounded by grandeur.” A quote by Henry David Thoreau Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts. Image of Henry David Thoreau, 1861 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

The state says it is following up Thoreau's map with a whole series of maps for writers with Massachusetts roots.