A Yankee in Canada, with Anti-slavery and reform papers. by Henry David Thoreau
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"A Yankee in Canada, with Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers" by Henry David Thoreau is an anthology published in 1866. Compiled after his death, this collection gathers diverse writings including Thoreau's travel account of Quebec and Montreal, his groundbreaking essay "Civil Disobedience," and passionate abolitionist addresses defending John Brown. The anthology showcases Thoreau's sharp critiques of social institutions, his moral stance against slavery, and his reflections on literature and reform, revealing the breadth
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| Author | Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 |
| Editor | Channing, William Ellery, 1817-1901 |
| Editor | Thoreau, Sophia E., 1819-1876 |
| LoC No. | 07017111 |
| Title | A Yankee in Canada, with Anti-slavery and reform papers. |
| Original Publication | United States: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Yankee_in_Canada,_with_Anti-Slavery_and_Reform_Papers |
| Note | The first three chapters appeared in Putnam's magazine 1853 under the title of "Excursion to Canada". |
| Note | First edition, edited by Sophia Thoreau and W. E. Channing. |
| Note | "Prayers" was attributed to Thoreau by mistake, only a prayer in verse included being his. The essay itself, first published in the Dial, is by Emerson and is now published in his Natural history of the intellect. |
| Contents | A Yankee in Canada: Concord to Montreal. Quebec and Montmorenci. St. Anne. The walls of Quebec. The scenery of Quebec; and the River St. Lawrence -- Anti-slavery and reform papers: Slavery in Massachusetts. Prayers. Civil disobedience. A plea for Captain John Brown. Paradise (to be) regained. Herald of freedom. Thomas Carlyle and his works. Life without principle. Wendell Phillips before the Concord Lyceum. The last days of John Brown. |
| Credits | Charlene Taylor, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861) |
| LoC Class | F1001: North America local history: Canada |
| Subject | Brown, John, 1800-1859 |
| Subject | Slavery -- United States |
| Subject | Québec (Province) -- Description and travel |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 70123 |
| Release Date | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 487 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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