About “The Maine Woods”

The Maine Woods is a personal account of exploration in a natural setting, focusing on the mountains, waterways, fauna, flora, and inhabitants of the wilderness. It includes Thoreau's impassioned protest against despoilment in the name of commerce and sport, which threatened to deprive Americans of the tonic of wildness.

Book details

Published
1840
Latest edition
1840 · ISBN 9781425013882
ISBN
9781425013882

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How many pages is The Maine Woods?

The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau has 544 pages.

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