Stage Coach Views | Thoreau's Cape Cod

<p>Tonight, we’ll read a selection from “Cape Cod” by Henry David Thoreau, published in 1908.</p><p><br></p><p>Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for “Walden”, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.</p><p><br></p><p>Thoreau travelled to Cape Cod in Massachusetts four times, which inspired this “excursion” or travel book.</p><p><br></p><p>If you would like to hear more Thoreau on Snoozecast, check out “The Wild” from March of 2021, along with “Walden” parts 1 and 2, which both aired in 2019.</p><p><br></p><p>— read by 'N' —</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>