Walden and Civil Disobedience

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Walden first published in the United States of America by Ticknor and Fields 1854 “Civil Disobedience” first published 1849 Published in The Penguin American Library 1983

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Walden; and, Civil disobedience. (The Penguin American library) Bibliography: p.

1. Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Civil disobedience. 1983. II. Title. III. Series. PS3048.A1 1983    8181.303 [B]    83-6268 ISBN 0 14 039.044 8

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