Henry David Thoreau

Name: Henry David Thoreau
Director: Ken Burns
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-03-30
Rating: 5

Director: Ken Burns

Producer: Ken Burns

20261 seasons · 3 episodes2 votes5.0

Documentary

Overview

Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.

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Episodes

S1.E1 · March 30, 2026

Who Are We?

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Henry David Thoreau’s early life unfolds as a changing nation struggles to live up to its ideals, while industry threatens the landscape. After attending Harvard College, he was inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson to become a writer. Then, a family tragedy deepens his bond with nature, and, disillusioned with society, he builds a cabin in the woods to live simply, deliberately, quietly — and write.

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