Peeling Back The Bark
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Reclaiming Henry David Thoreau, Forest Historian
By James Lewis on July 12, 2017The bicentennial of the birth of Henry David Thoreau this month comes at an auspicious time. Given the political climate we live in, his essay “Civil Disobedience” resonates today more than it has in nearly a half-century. I break no new ground in saying that the man has much to say to us 155 years…