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Tuesday Afternoon

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6. ah - yes
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 12:08 PM
Jul 2013

never confuse simple to mean cheap.

Early life and education, 1817-36[edit]
Henry David Thoreau was born David Henry Thoreau[7] in Concord, Massachusetts, into the "modest New England family"[8] of John Thoreau (a pencil maker) and Cynthia Dunbar. His paternal grandfather was born in Jersey.[9] His maternal grandfather, Asa Dunbar, led Harvard's 1766 student "Butter Rebellion",[10] the first recorded student protest in the Colonies.[11] David Henry was named after a recently deceased paternal uncle, David Thoreau. He did not become "Henry David" until after college, although he never petitioned to make a legal name change.[12] He had two older siblings, Helen and John Jr., and a younger sister, Sophia.[13] Thoreau's birthplace still exists on Virginia Road in Concord. The house has recently been restored by the Thoreau Farm Trust,[2] a nonprofit organization, and is now open to the public for the first time in its history.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 OP
I barely remember studying him libodem Jul 2013 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #2
I do libodem Jul 2013 #3
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I would just point out that he was able to lead the simple life at Walden Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2013 #5
ah - yes Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #6
I've always liked Thoreau. rrneck Jul 2013 #7
How often can that happen in today's real world? Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #8
I expect it's doable but very difficult. rrneck Jul 2013 #9
Who'd've thought wiki could produce such eloquence! delrem Aug 2013 #10
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