{"product_id":"walking-and-other-excursions-9781680576351","title":"Walking and Other Excursions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN THE SPIRIT OF UNDYING ADVENTURE!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSauntering through natural landscapes is a noble art; and one that Henry David Thoreau held in the highest regard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he is perhaps best known for Walden: Life in the Woods and his essay \"Civil Disobedience,\" Thoreau was an early advocate of recreational hiking, canoeing, and conserving natural resources. A passionate nature writer, he penned many articles that shared these philosophies and perspectives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis carefully restored re-creation of the 1863 essay collection Excursions features the nine original essays that were published posthumously: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Natural History of Massachusetts\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Walk to Wachusett\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Landlord\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Winter Walk\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Succession of Forest Trees\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Walking\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Autumnal Tints\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wild Apples\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Night and Moonlight\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised special edition also includes the original detailed biographical sketch of Thoreau by fellow transcendentalist and friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. Featuring a brand-new foreword by J.F. Penn, best-selling author of PILGRIMAGE: Lessons Learned from Walking Three Ancient Ways, and a fresh introduction from editor Mark Leslie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In these ever more fast-moving times, as the constant noise of media in every form buffets us, and bad news from across the world shakes our sense of well-being daily, we can find truth in Thoreau's words that 'in society you will not find health, but in nature.'\" - J.F. Penn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wordfire Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869740011794,"sku":"9781680576351","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb287097-7fe1-457c-9813-82628ead268a.jpg?v=1737768178","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/walking-and-other-excursions-9781680576351","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}