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The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series

https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/

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Biography is the most intimate approach to history, and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some bo...Show more Biography is the most intimate approach to history, and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds – shaped art, literature, science, government, and the human experience. Show less

The Transcendentalists and Their World

by Gross, Robert A.

Book - 2021

A rich and immersive portrait of 19th-century Concord, Massachusetts, and the Transcendentalist movement that originated there. A rich and immersive portrait of 19th-century Concord, Massachusetts, and the Transcendentalist movement that originated there. Show less

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The Adventures of Henry Thoreau

A Young Man's Unlikely Path to Walden Pond

by Sims, Michael

Book - 2014

Biography of Henry David Thoreau, focusing primarily on his life before writing Walden. Biography of Henry David Thoreau, focusing primarily on his life before writing Walden. Show less

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Collected Essays and Poems

by Thoreau, Henry David

Book - 2001

An authoritative volume of Thoreau’s greatest essays and poems. An authoritative volume of Thoreau’s greatest essays and poems. Show less

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The Concord Quartet

Alcott, Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau and the Friendship That Freed the American Mind

by Schreiner, Samuel Agnew

eBook - 2010

A joint biography of the major figures of Transcendentalism. traced through letters and personal writings. A joint biography of the major figures of Transcendentalism. traced through letters and personal writings. Show less

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The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Book - 2000

The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry. The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry. Show less

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The Lives of Margaret Fuller

A Biography

by Matteson, John

Book - 2012

An account of the leading female figure in the Transcendentalist movement. An account of the leading female figure in the Transcendentalist movement. Show less

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Margaret Fuller

A New American Life

by Marshall, Megan

Book - 2013

A highly detailed look into the life of Margaret Fuller, as drawn from her writings and diary entries. A highly detailed look into the life of Margaret Fuller, as drawn from her writings and diary entries. Show less

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The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail

A Play

by Lawrence, Jerome

Paperback - 2001

The script of play focusing on Thoreau’s life, leading up to his famous act of civil disobedience. The script of play focusing on Thoreau’s life, leading up to his famous act of civil disobedience. Show less

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The Spiritual Emerson

Essential Writings

by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Book - 2003

A collection of Emerson's most important writings on spiritual themes. A collection of Emerson's most important writings on spiritual themes. Show less

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Transcendentalism

A Reader

Book - 2000

Essential writings of the Transcendentalist group during its most active period, 1836-1844. Essential writings of the Transcendentalist group during its most active period, 1836-1844. Show less

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