jan 1, 1845 - Henry David Thoreau goes to Walden Pond

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For two years, beginning in 1845, writer and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau lived on the shores of Walden Pond. The purpose was to acquire a better appreciation of nature and find an escape from the surrounding world. He chronicled his experience in the book Walden; Or, Life in the Woods. it showed some of the experiences of slaves and caused the war to move foward

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