The Art of Manliness

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#417: Expect Great Things — The Mystical Life of Henry David Thoreau

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Published June 26, 2018 1:49pm

Henry David Thoreau is one of America’s most influential thinkers and writers. 164 years after it was published, Walden continues to inspire readers to get out into nature and march to the beat of their own drummer.

But what was the worldview of the man who wrote those immortal words?

Well, for one thing, Thoreau believed in the existence of fairies.

That’s one of the insights my guest mined as he explored the intellectual and spiritual life of Henry David Thoreau. His name is Kevin Dann and in his book, Expect Great Thin...

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