Have you read Walden yet? Hear it in its actual context and feel what it’s like to explore Concord, Massachusetts. Here are a bunch of audio visits to different spots to the historic town, famous for the American Revolution as well as the writings of the American Literary Revolution-Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne and famous visitors, including Mark Twain.
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Have you read Walden yet? Hear it in its actual context and feel what it’s like to explore Concord, Massachusetts. Here are a bunch of audio visits to different spots to the historic town, famous for the American Revolution as well as the writings of the American Literary Revolution-Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne and famous visitors, including Mark Twain.
Announcing a new podcast project slated for April 2024. A walking tour about the anniversary of the Shot Heard Round the World and Concord’s role in history. Everyone’s invited to the party!
Here is the end of the 2 years, 2 months and 2 day marathon, my friends (12/12/20-2/14/2023) The end of the book, but not the end of the TranscendentalConcord.com projects & podcasts. I hope that you will write your own version of Walden, there is more day to dawn!
What has Henry learned? What have I learned? What have you learned? Travel, but don’t do it to escape yourself-travel inside yourself. And don’t get into a rut.
Dramatic transition from -20 degrees to springtime weather. Additional commentaries are recorded at Walden Woods Stonehenge & the replica Cabin. (I had recorded some down on the beach itself in the rain but WiFi or Spirits didn’t want it to process properly, lol)
It’s Spring, finally, but HDT dwells on the melting ice and the transformation of sand & clay into melted forms. Deep Cut is described perfectly. And he fights with his downstairs neighbors, the red squirrels.
Henry talks about his winter observations. The squirrels performing for an unseen audience, the hounds who suddenly understand a mystery. And how Walden is a restless sleeper & bedfellow.
Winter Visitors Section: I'm a hiker and spent many days cronching through the leaves, just like HDT did through the snow. Who visited him? Can you guess? Emerson, Alcott and Channing-but can you tell who they are by his descriptions? You'll be surprised.
HDT discusses the African Americans living in Walden Woods before he built his hut. If you want more info, find Black Walden by Elise Lemire which offers a much deeper context and lots of research about the people who don’t usually get mentioned in the histories about Walden.
Thoreau discusses hunting, fishing, eating animals and not eating them. Is this chapter about vegetarianism or morality? Give a listen and see for yourself!
Happy tree descriptions as he runs through the forest. Then he visits an Irish Family & tells them how to save their money if only they’d stop buying Starbucks. Well, kinda. It’s a difficult chapter that shows quite a bit of arrogance. See for yourself!
Henry dives deep into what it is like to live in relation to Walden. A huge body of water as your immediate neighbor, how sacred, and how it gets profaned.
Have you read Walden yet? Hear it in its actual context and feel what it’s like to explore Concord, Massachusetts. Here are a bunch of audio visits to different spots to the historic town, famous for the American Revolution as well as the writings of the American Literary Revolution-Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne and famous visitors, including Mark Twain.
