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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers - cover

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

Henry David Thoreau

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

"A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" is a book by American naturalist and writer Henry David Thoreau. The book recounts his experience on a boat trip with his brother on the Concord and Merrimack rivers. Besides the journey descriptions, the text is full of digressions on various topics, such as religion, poetry, and history.
Available since: 11/19/2019.
Print length: 346 pages.

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