{"product_id":"nature-and-walking-9780807014196","title":"Nature and Walking","description":"Together in one volume, Emerson's \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e and Thoreau's \u003ci\u003eWalking, \u003c\/i\u003e is writing that defines our distinctly American relationship to nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Waldo Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States. Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e. Following this ground-breaking work, he gave a speech entitled\u003ci\u003e The American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. considered to be America's \"Intellectual Declaration of Independence\". Emerson wrote most of his important essays as lectures first, then revised them for print. (Courtesy of Wikipedia) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry David Thoreau \u003c\/b\u003e(1817-1862) was a writer and philosopher as well as a naturalist. \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e is considered his masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621030433042,"sku":"9780807014196","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nature-and-walking-9780807014196","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}