Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau

• Annalysa
• Rolling Hills
• 2006

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Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817 in Concord,
Massachusetts. He grew very close to his older
brother John. He graduated from Harbor
University in 1837. After he graduated he caught
two illnesses. He was a very complex man and he
had many talents. He always looked for the
truth of nature.
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Henry had a brother named John. He taught school
with Henry so they could pay for the twitch Henry
developed after his illnesses. In 1842 a
tragic thing happened. John cut himself while
shaving. A day later John died of lock jaw.
John was on the floor when Henry came. Henry
picked up John and he died slowly in Henrys arms.
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After the accident Henry worked several more
years at his father's pencil factory. In 1847
Henry published his first book about nature, and
then went to Walden's pond.
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Henry relates to our project because he studied
nature and he probably saw and studied falcons.
He must have known a lot about peregrine falcons.
Sam Gribly, in Frightful's Mountain the novel
we read is a lot like Henry because Sam loved
nature too.
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Bibliography
Henry David Thoreau American Transcedentalism
http//www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/author
s/thoreau/