Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau

1. The Thoreau Reader

2. The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau

3. Walden Pond State Reservation

4. Thoreau Society: Established in 1941

5. The Walden Woods Project

6. American Transcendentalism Web - Henry David Thoreau

7. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Henry David Thoreau