Henry Thoreau And Transcendentalism

Henry Thoreau is one of the most forward thinkers of the late 1800’s. Growing up in Concord Massachusetts, Henry was educated at Concord public school and then later the Concord Academy. Thoreau went on to Harvard University and graduated at the top of his class in 1837. Thoreau briefly taught at the public school that he went to in Concord and departed due to differences between him and the superintendent. Henry started his own school, also named The Concord Academy, from 1838 to 1841 with his brother John. After having to close it because his brother fell ill he stayed with his neighbor Ralph Waldo Emerson from 1841 to 1843. While spending time with Emerson, Thoreau became engulfed in
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