Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
[Created: 19 December, 2024]
[Updated:
19 December, 2024]
About the Author
See the entry on this author in the Cato Institute's Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008) - Jeff Riggenbach, "Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862)" [Online eslewhere].
About the Texts
Not all texts are available in all formats. The "foundation text" is the facsimile PDF of the original book. Many of these are available in HTML, the early version of which was fairly simple. Current versions are available in "enhanced HTML" which includes the original page numbers and the "citation tool" and is in a more readable format for viewing online. A selection of the more important texts are part of the "Guillaumin Collection" of the great books about liberty and are also available in a variety of eBook formats, such as HTML, PDF, and ePub.
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Texts in the Collection
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Resistance to Civil Government (1847, 1849) "Resistance to Civil Government" was given as a lecture in 1847 and then published as an essay in a collection: Æsthetic Papers. Edited by Elizabeth P. Peabody (Boston and New York: G.P. Putnam, 1849). Essay "III. War", pp. 36-50. This book is available in various formats:
Note: This collection also includes the essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, "War," pp. 36-50.
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