Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism

From Don Henley's Walden Woods Project to the growing voluntary simplicity movement, America is taking to the themes of Transcendentalism first presented by a small group of New England thinkers early in the 19th Century. This compact guide to the historical context,personalities and legacy of the Transcendental philosophers is the best primer you will find anywhere. In addition to providing helpful chronologies and outlines, this work delves deeply into all the important issues of this critical early phase of American Literature.If you have ever wondered where Thoreau was coming from in WALDEN or why Emerson was the most popular lecturer of his time, then this book by Leslie Perrin Wilson is for you.