How Thoreau Remains Relevant

In the trip of a lifetime, Henry David Thoreau and Horace Mann Jr. traveled west to a land of unfamiliar terrain. The adventure was well-documented, but somewhat forgotten by Thoreau's followers. Uncovered and pieced back together, author of Westward I Go Free: Tracing Thoreau's Last Journey, Corinne Smith opens our eyes to that final exploration. Today, we take a look at the implications of that trip in a modern context; what can we learn and transfer to our own lives?
  
Interested in brusing up on your reading before the conversation? Check out Thoreau's "Walking" essay (http://thoreau.eserver.org/walking1.html ).

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