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Henry David Thoreau went into the woods to confront what he grandly called "the essential facts of life." Spartan-like, he observed flowers blooming, raindrops falling, seasons changing. Of course, the essential facts of Thoreau's life included Emerson's loan of the cabin site at Walden Pond and such genteel activities as frequent walks into Concord for civilized conversation and home cooking. H.D.T. had it both ways, which is more than can be said for the nature he wrote about. The shadow of the surveyor and his Damoclean plumb bob had already fallen across the land...
...position to know, prefers not to discuss it. One of the informal movement's contentions is clear enough, however: seizure without a court order violates due process of law. Hohenstein, who styles himself a fiscal conservative and strong civil libertarian, claims to be acting in the tradition of Thoreau and Paine. Says Heck, a conservative Republican who voted for Wallace last year: "Our founding fathers didn't throw out George III to have the IRS do worse...
FRIDAY: Naturalists. First part of a series of essays on famous American naturalists examines the life and writings of Henry David Thoreau. Filmed around Walden Pond in Concord. CH. 2. 9 p.m. Color...
BOSTON REPERTORY THEATER. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail after Thoreau. The Little Prince ater Saint-Exupery, The Thirteen Clocks after Thurber, in repertory, as you might expect. Marlboro and Berkeley Streets in Boston...
BOSTON REPERTORY THEATER. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. Thurs. and Sat. at 8:08; The Little Prince...