Walden is an 1854 book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration
Original title page of Walden featuring a picture drawn by Thoreau's sister Sophia
Walden Pond, discussed extensively in chapter The Ponds
Memorial with a replica of Thoreau's cabin near Walden
Charles Stearns Wheeler was an American farmer and Transcendentalist pioneer. He is known as being one of the inspirations for Walden, the book published by his friend Henry David Thoreau in 1854.
Wheeler pictured around 1836