HENRY DAVID THOREAU

In “Three Roads Back,” Robert D. Richardson illuminates how early losses shaped the thinking of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and William James.

If you’re feeling stressed or anxious, try touching some grass.

In his inaugural column for Outside, the ‘Parks & Recreation’ star sounds off on Henry David Thoreau, emasculation, and bullying in the outdoors

Wetlands absorb carbon dioxide and buffer the excesses of drought and flood, yet we’ve drained much of this land. Can we learn to love our swamps?

Andre Aciman, Colm Toibin and Rick Moody are among the authors contributing to an essay collection on the legacy of Sigmund Freud.

Transcendentalism, the American philosophy that championed the individual, emerged from an exceptionally tight-knit community.

The writer had a deep bond with his mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson. But he also had a profound connection with Emerson’s wife.

"I would contend that stupid behavior is sometimes the proper response to stupid laws"

It is my opinion that the least talked-about major social problem we have in our country is loneliness. I believe it was Henry David Thoreau who said that most people “lead lives of quiet desperation.” You can be surrounded by a lot of people who know you, including family members, yet still feel very lonely and like you are all alone in this world. You can feel as if no one really loves you or cares for you. Caring for someone differs from simply caring “about” someone.

In remote towers, US Forestry Service lookouts act as an early warning system for forest fires.

NEW YORK Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Brinkley and Lauren Groff are among more than 20 writers contributing essays for a book on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau. Princeton University Press announced Monday that Now Comes Good Sailing: On Henry David Thoreau and the Meaning of Life will be published in 2021. The book's title comes from words the celebrated nature writer and social commentator reportedly spoke as he neared his death, in 1862. Others writing about Thoreau for the new book include the best-selling novelist Amor Towles, Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction writer John McPhee, travel writer Pico Iyer, and the author and columnist Rafia Zakaria.