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- Walking Towards Walden: A Pilgrimage in Search of Place
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University Press of New England
summary
Walking Towards Walden is an exploration of the sense of place, what it means, how it developed, and why it matters. Based on an eighteenth-century literary device in which a group of friends undertake a walking tour and discuss a certain subject, this wide-ranging story emerges from the author’s fifteen-mile bushwhack through woods, backyards, and marshes—from a hilltop in Westford, Massachusetts, to the town of Concord, Massachusetts—trespassing all along the way. A mock epic, complete with encounters with armed mercenaries and vicious dogs, the book covers all the aspects of place—art, literature, myth, and even music.
Table of Contents
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- Preface to the New Edition
- pp. xiii-xx
- Pilgrimage
- p. 9
- Mile One: Prospect Hill
- pp. 10-27
- Mile Two: Providence Hill
- pp. 28-45
- Mile Three: Vine Brook
- pp. 46-67
- Mile Four: Nonset Brook
- pp. 68-89
- Mile Five: Nashoba Brook
- pp. 90-103
- Mile Six: North Street
- pp. 104-115
- Mile Seven: Nagog
- pp. 116-137
- Mile Eight: Castle Rock
- pp. 138-155
- Mile Nine: Spencer Brook Marsh
- pp. 156-173
- Mile Ten: Thoreau Country
- pp. 174-193
- Mile Eleven: Estabrook
- pp. 194-211
- Mile Twelve: Mink Pond
- pp. 212-227
- Mile Thirteen: Punkatasset
- pp. 228-251
- Mile Fourteen: The Bridge
- pp. 252-271
- Mile Fifteen: Shambhala
- pp. 272-298
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611687767
Related ISBN(s)
9781611687217
MARC Record
OCLC
907002846
Pages
299
Launched on MUSE
2015-04-09
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015