{"product_id":"henry-david-thoreaus-kalendar-kristen-case-9781571311597","title":"Henry David Thoreau's Kalendar: Charts and Observations of Natural Phenomena","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn immersive, beautifully illustrated revelation of Henry David Thoreau's final project--a monthly almanac of natural phenomena. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the last years of his life, Henry David Thoreau created something new. Part blueprint for a major new work, part scientific chart, and part re-envisioning of the way we experience the passage of time, Thoreau's \u003ci\u003eKalendar\u003c\/i\u003e was more a tool than a text. Comprised of six multipage charts of \"general phenomena,\" the Kalendar was an instrument for recording not just natural and weather-related phenomena, but also the hidden relations among them--between the skies of one June and the skies of past and future Junes--relations we often feel but can't quite hold, rooted as we typically are in our own brief moment of linear time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining reproductions of Thoreau's hand-drawn charts with transcriptions of the \u003ci\u003eKalendar\u003c\/i\u003e's text and essays by acclaimed poet and scholar Kristen Case, this gorgeously crafted volume illuminates the final project of one of America's most treasured writers and naturalists and offers a timeless, transformative vision of how to live harmoniously with the living world around us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristen Case\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571311599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571311597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kristen Case","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46767322792191,"sku":"9781571311597","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5e651da-f9a4-41b0-9de5-cf2d7aae95b5.jpg?v=1744169481","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/henry-david-thoreaus-kalendar-kristen-case-9781571311597","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}