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A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers vs Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Henry David Thoreau · 1849 ★★★★☆ 3.9 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon
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Cover of Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau · 1849 202 pages · ≈ 3 h 44 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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A week on the Concord and Merrimack RiversWalden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil DisobedienceDifficultyInfluencePopularityClassic
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