Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.The Thoreau Collection features: WaldenOn The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceWalkingA Plea For Captain John BrownWild ApplesA Week On The Concord And Merrimack RiversCape Codand an assortment of his finest Poems