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07/12/1817 born in Concord, Mass., U.S. as
David Henry Thoreau 1835 became a teacher in Canton, Massachusetts. stayed for a year here 1835 he contracted tuberculosis and suffered from recurring bouts throughout his life. 1837 graduated from Harvard University. At this point he started going by the name Henry David Thoreau 1837 became a teacher at Center School 1837 Thoreau began work in his father`s pencil factory. stayed for a year 1838 He opened a school with his brother John in Concord and taught there until his brother became fatally ill 1841 he was invited to live in the Emerson household, where he served as a handyman and assistant to Emerson 1841 Brother John becomes fatally sick 1845 Thoreau built himself a small cabin on the shore of Walden Pond 1849 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers 1849 Civil Disobedience (this bok grew out of an overnight stay in prison as a result of his conscientious refusal to pay a poll tax that supported the Mexican War) 1854 Walden 05/06/1862 died, Concord, from tuberculosis 1863 posthumously published Excursions 1864 posthumously published The Maine Woods 1865 posthumously published Cape Cod 1866 posthumously published A Yankee in Canada 1895 Poems Of Nature were published posthumously |