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A Journey into the Transcendentalists' New England
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R. Todd Felton (Goodreads Author)
The New England towns and villages that inspired the major figures of the Transcendentalism movement are presented by region in this travel guide that devotes a chapter to each town or village famous for its relationship to one or more of the Transcendentalists. Cambridge, where Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered his powerful speeches is highlighted, as is Walden, where Henry D...more
Paperback, 200 pages
Published
June 1st 2006
by Roaring Forties Press
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I borrowed this book expecting something of a travel guide through New England, hitting on key landmarks important to Transcendentaists. It ended up bwing so much more than that! I learned new things about some of my favorite writers. I was reminded of some things I'd forgotten. I think this should be in every high school English classroom where it is required to read some of the authors. It would be a fantastic resource for them. In fact, I think I am going to buy a copy for my just turne...more
This was a very good book about the basics of the New England Transcendentalists. What makes it unique is that it contains a discussion about the geography, maps and color photographs (taken by the author).
My disappointment is that the author sometimes abruptly ends chapters without including the information about what happens to the author he is writing about. For example, his chapter on Thoreau ends without indicating when he died, or why. Overall, I re-learned key information...more
My disappointment is that the author sometimes abruptly ends chapters without including the information about what happens to the author he is writing about. For example, his chapter on Thoreau ends without indicating when he died, or why. Overall, I re-learned key information...more
All-around fascinating study of Emerson, Thoreau, Margaret Fuller (very interesting woman you've probably never heard of), Bronson Alcott, and their circle, with some Emily Dickinson tossed in. Well worth checking out. Will make you want to visit Amherst, Salem, etc.
This is a brief but useful collage of photographs, maps, and pictures. It moves back and forth in time with ease and provides recent photographs of the Transcendentalists homes and haunts.
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Well, it's my book (I'm the author), but if you are interested in New England history, or early American literature, I hope you'll give it a look. Thanks.
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A writer and photographer, Robert Todd Felton has written about Thoreau's Walden Pond, Yeats' Ireland, and Emerson's Boston. He has also penned articles on hiking in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac, exploring Hunter S. Thompson's Las Vegas, and driving through Austria where the hills are alive with The Sound of Music. His books include A Journey into the Transcendentalists' New England and A Journ...more
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