transcendentalism (jan 2, 1840 – aug 30, 1840)
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ranscendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the eastern United StatesFrom 1845 to 1847, Thoreau lived in a cabin on the edge of Walden Pond, a small glacial lake near Concord. ... During his time at Walden, Thoreau spent a night in jail for refusing to pay his poll tax. He withheld the tax to protest the existence of slavery and what he saw as an imperialistic war with Mexico
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jan 2, 1840
aug 30, 1840
~ 8 months