Other editions of book A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

- Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Thoreau's absorbing book is based on the narrative of a boat trip he made with his brother in New Hampshire in 1839. Both travel journal and philosophical work, it explores the themes of religion, history, poetry, and the relentless onward march of progress.- Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's modern readers as it would have been when first published well over a century ago, the book is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read and studied throughout the world.- This meticulous edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text.

Published in 1849, four years after WALDEN, A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS narrates a trip by small boat that Thoreau and his brother John made to New Hampshire's White Mountains. As in WALDEN, scrupulously-given details drawn from Nature's abundant display and from Thoreau's and his brother's romantic adventure are combined with the author's vast knowledge and musings on history, philosophy, religion, discussions of great books, together with insertions of his own poetry and that of others. Almost as many Thoreau quotations derive from this book as from WALDEN.