Tracing back history by Claudia Sonea

Henry David Thoreau who lived from 1817 to 1862 was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, and philosopher who is best known for "Walden", a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings that he discovered during a two-year retreat in a small house on Walden Pond, in his hometown of Concord, Mass. There are many scholars that are still treading on his work and try to get the essence of it. A retired longtime editor of Vermont Life magazine called Tom Slayton, age 66, read three years ago "Walden" and he was instantly seduced by it, thus deciding to visit the author's other earthly muses and make a book of it. After a careful preparation he went on a three years quest in New England searching for Thoreau. As a result, a 240-page paperback entitled "Searching for Thoreau: On the Trails and Shores of Wild New England" was released describing in lyrical detail the flora, fauna and all the paths Thoreau walked 150 years ago, from Cape Cod, Walden Pond, to Maine's Mount Katahdin. Costing $ 18.95, Slayton's book that staring December can be found on bookshelves all over US, is a literary analysis of "Walden" and other lesser-known Thoreau works with descriptions of Slayton's visits to the places that inspired Thoreau and his own perception of the places visited. His narration reveals a raging wilderness of Gothic peaks, plugs of granite and breathtaking views. The expectations regarding this book are high and although Slayton says he's just a journalist trying to get people's interest into the Walden Universe. Will he succeed? That's up to you: the buyer.

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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