| Author |
Smith, Corinne Hosfeld, 1957-
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| Title |
Westward I go free : tracing Thoreau's last journey / Corinne Hosfeld Smith ; with a foreword by Laura Dassow Walls. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| OCLC |
792880047 |
| ISBN |
9781927043301 |
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1927043301 |
| Publisher |
Winnipeg, Man. ; Sheffield, Vt. : Green Frigate Books, 2012. |
| Description |
xxvi, 435 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Travel -- United States.
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Mann, Horace, 1844-1868 -- Travel -- Canada.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Laura Dassow Walls -- Preface -- The travelers and their route -- Concord to Worcester -- In Worcester -- Worcester to Albany -- Albany to Suspension Bridge -- Niagara Falls, Goat Island, and environs -- Niagara Falls to Detroit -- Detroit to Chicago -- In Chicago -- Chicago to Dunleith -- Dunleith to St. Paul -- Around St. Paul and Minneapolis -- The Lower Sioux Agency Excursion -- St. Paul to Prairie du Chien -- Prairie du Chien to Milwaukee -- Milwaukee to Mackinac Island -- Mackinac Island to Toronto -- Toronto to Ogdensburg -- Ogdensburg to Boston -- Boston to Concord -- Great circle sailing. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the 1861 "Journey West" made from Massachusetts to Minnesota by Henry David Thoreau and Horace Mann, Jr. |
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