num_pages: 368
description: Classic of American literature not only vividly narrates a boat trip Thoreau took with his brother in 1839 but also contains thought-provoking observations on literature, philosophy, Native American and Puritan histories of New England, friends, and a diversity of other topics. "A book of wonderful merit."--Ralph Waldo Emerson
language: English
title: A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
titlecomplete: A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
genres: American, Essays, Philosophy, Travel, Natural History, Nature, Literature, Classics, Nonfiction, Memoir
ratings_count: 617
publisher: Penguin Classics