num_pages: 284
description: A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers is a book written by Henry David Thoreau, originally published in 1849. It is an account of a boat trip taken by Thoreau and his brother John in 1839 along the Concord and Merrimack Rivers in Massachusetts. The book is divided into seven chapters, one for each day of the week-long journey.Throughout the book, Thoreau reflects on the natural beauty of the rivers and the wildlife that inhabit them. He also muses on the history of the area and the people who have lived there, including Native Americans and early European settlers.Thoreau's writing style is often poetic and philosophical, and he uses the trip as a metaphor for the journey of life. He discusses themes such as the search for meaning and the importance of self-reliance.A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers is considered a classic of American literature and is often studied in schools and universities. It is a vivid and introspective account of a journey through a beautiful and historically rich part of Massachusetts, written by one of America's most important writers.But to return to the mountain. It seemed as if he must be the most singular and heavenly minded man whose dwelling stood highest up the valley. The thunder had rumbled at my heels all the way, but the shower passed off in another direction, though if it had not, I half believed that I should get above it. I at length reached the last house but one, where the path to the summit diverged to the right, while the summit itself rose directly in front.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
language: English
title: A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
titlecomplete: A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
genres: Literature, American, Classics, Memoir, Nature, Philosophy, Essays, Travel, Nonfiction, Natural History
ratings_count: 617
publisher: Kessinger Publishing