Henry Thoreau, Our American Bodhisattva
by Chris Wagner
Looky Rating System: Violence 0/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 0/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5.
Description
In the fifty letters exchanged between Henry David Thoreau and Harrison Gray Otis Blake, we come to understand these two neighbors were best of friends: kindred spirits with a love and appreciation for nature, and hiking companions who ask big questions on most any topic of the day including politics, slavery, love, friendship, art, religion, and mortality. During this time Thoreau lived in Concord, Massachusetts and Blake lived in Worcester with a mere 30 miles between them.