Words to live by: Henry David Thoreau

I read Walden for the first time in college, for a course that turned out to be my favorite class I’ve ever taken: United States Intellectual History. We studied American history through the writing of the country’s brightest and most important authors. We read the Lincoln-Douglas debates. We read James Madison. We read Walden, Tobacco… Continue reading Words to live by: Henry David Thoreau

"I have traveled extensively in Concord" -Thoreau

I have had the pleasure of visiting my best friends in Massachusetts twice this month. Both trips Emma and I chased our obsession with “American Bloomsbury” by heading back to our favorite town, Concord, Massachusetts. The first weekend we didn’t have as much time in Concord, but we did tour Emerson’s house, which was extremely… Continue reading "I have traveled extensively in Concord" -Thoreau