The Captain of a Huckleberry Party: Henry Thoreau

Series: Naturalists Series

Duration: 0:29:00

Creator: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center | KRMA-TV | National Educational Television: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows scenes in and around the Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, as background for a study of the life of naturalist Henry David Thoreau. Explains, that, although Thoreau held occasional jobs, he sought the solitude of Walden to contemplate his own philosophy of nature and man's relationship to it. Intersperses thoughts from his writings, including his major work, Walden, with views of his cabin, the adjacent pond, the surrounding woods, and Concord, where he spent most of his life.

Complete Record: , Shows scenes in and around the Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, as background for a study of the life of naturalist Henry David Thoreau. Explains, that, although Thoreau held occasional jobs, he sought the solitude of Walden to contemplate his own philosophy of nature and man's relationship to it. Intersperses thoughts from his writings, including his major work, Walden, with views of his cabin, the adjacent pond, the surrounding woods, and Concord, where he spent most of his life.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.