Nature, addresses, and lectures. By Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882), known professionally as Waldo Emerson, was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States. Emerson gradually...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1536859869
ISBN13:9781536859867
Release Date:August 2016
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:120 Pages
Weight:0.56 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"
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These days, celebrity authors earn thousands of dollars for a speech, but back in the 1880s, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the first American author known to receive payment for delivering a talk, was paid $5 and oats for his horse.
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