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In the late summer of 1839, Thoreau and his older brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. This is the story of a river journey depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth.

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Introduction by John McPhee ix Concord River 5 Saturday 15 Sunday 43 Monday 117 Tuesday 179 Wednesday 235 Thursday 298 Friday 334 Index 395

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

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    A Paperback / softback by Henry David Thoreau, Carl F. Hovde, William L. Howarth

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 13 June 2004
      ISBN-13 9780691118789
      978-0691118789
      ISBN-10 0691118787
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      Books by Henry David Thoreau

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      Book Synopsis
      In the late summer of 1839, Thoreau and his older brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. This is the story of a river journey depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction by John McPhee ix Concord River 5 Saturday 15 Sunday 43 Monday 117 Tuesday 179 Wednesday 235 Thursday 298 Friday 334 Index 395

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