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# An Introduction to the Words and Life of Henry David Thoreau
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/henry-david-thoreau/extras/an-introduction-to-the-words-and-life-of-henry-david-thoreau-xg3qbg/
- Published: 2026-03-25T19:00:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-14T21:57:00.000Z
- Description: Henry David Thoreau spent his life experimenting and contemplating on how to live a good life.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
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Henry David Thoreau was a lecturer, philosopher, pencil-maker, surveyor; a teacher, scientist, and an abolitionist. But, above all, he was a prolific writer who spent was obsessed with answering deep questions like how to live a good life and what it means to be a human being on this planet.