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Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between
By CLINE-RANSOME, Lesa
- ISBN
- 9780823448586
- Publisher
- Holiday House
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Reviewed on October 1, 2022 | Poetry
Gr 1–4—The seasons of winter 1846 to winter 1847 structure a surprising juxtaposition at Walden. "Oddball" Henry David Thoreau meditates, and "bankrupt" Frederic Tudor exploits: a tenuous connection, but young Thoreau's imagination is caught by the journey of the ice that middle-aged Tudor daringly ships to India. Tudor rejected a Harvard education and failed many times, but persevered through business reverses to make, lose, and regain a fortune. As with Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad and Before She Was Harriet, the text is lyrical, unpunctuated free verse, which can some...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
