8 July 2026: In 1859, shortly after his father died, Thoreau wrote to a friend, "How swiftly, at last, but unnoticed, a generation passes away!" (qtd in. Walls 437).
Once again, this biography reveals a Thoreau whose life and words stretch through time, touching this moment. As I work to clean up and clean out the my parents' Martinsburg house, they are especially poignant and well-timed.
Less than thirty pages left and I find myself sad that I'll be done soon...
Work Cited
Walls, Laura Dassow. Henry David Thoreau: A Life. The U of Chicago P, 2017.
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