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Book SynopsisThe final volume of the Harvard edition presents the journals of Emerson’s last years. In them, he reacts to the changing America of the post–Civil War years, commenting on Reconstruction, immigration, protectionism in trade, and the dangers of huge fortunes in few hands—as well as on baseball and the possibilities of air travel.
Trade ReviewThat the editors have been able to order this fascinating chaos is a tribute to their patience, intelligence, and skill. There will never have to be another edition. * New York Times Book Review *
No American mind stands more influentially for creativity than Emerson’s. And these lifelong records, his journals particularly, provide unique glimpses into his growth… His journalizing was literary practice, but above all, it was a heritage from the unsparing Puritan self-examination of the spirit. * Chicago Tribune *
What appeals in this volume is the freshness and nearness of Emerson the person. A man so reserved and scrupulous is only to be known in his private journals. That his earlier editors Edward Waldo Emerson and Waldo Emerson Forbes made him less of a person is well known. This latest volume furthers the restoration of his wildness, his uncertainties, and his originality. * American Historical Review *
Table of ContentsFOREWORD TO VOLUME XVI The Journals: 1866-1882 Chronology Symbols and Abbreviations PART ONE The Texts of the Journals LN NY ST PART TWO The Texts of the Miscellaneous Notebooks Books Large Pocket Diary 17 Pocket Diary 18 Pocket Diary 19 Pocket Diary 20 Pocket Diary 21 Pocket Diary 22 Pocket Diary 23 Pocket Diary 24 Pocket Diary 25 Pocket Diary 26 Pocket Diary 27 Pocket Diary 28 Pocket Diary 29 Pocket Diary 30 Pocket Diary 31 Appendix I Journals and Notebooks in the Harvard Edition Appendix II Author and Title Entries in Notebook Books Large Textual Notes Index
