Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823448586)

From the award-winning author of Before She Was Harriet comes another work of lyrical beauty, the story of Henry David Thoreau and businessman Frederic Tudor--and a changing world.

Thoreau and Tudor could not have been more different from each other. Yet both shared the bounties of Walden Pond and would change the course of history through their writings and innovations.

This study in opposites contrasts the austere philosopher with the consummate capitalist (whose innovations would change commercial ice harvesting and home refrigerators) to show how two seemingly conflicting American legacies could be built side by side.

Oddball/ tax dodger/ nature lover/ dreamer/ That's what they called/ Thoreau.
Bankrupt/ disgrace/ good for nothing/ dreamer/ That's what they called/ Tudor.

Celebrated author Lesa Cline-Ransome takes her magnificent talent for research and detail to plumb the depths of these two history-makers. The graceful text is paired with Ashley Benham-Yazdani's period accurate watercolor and pencil artwork. In winter, readers see Tudor's men sawing through the ice, the workhorses dragging the ice, and Thoreau observing it all; in spring, summer, and fall, the ice continues its journey across the globe with Thoreau and Tudor writing and reflecting in their respective diaries.

An Author's Note, which explores how Thoreau's writings influenced such figures as Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Frost, and Mohandas Gandhi, is included.

Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
ISBN-10: 0823448584
ISBN-13: 9780823448586
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 10.73h x 10.73w x 0.41d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2022
School Library Journal 10/01/2022 pg. 102
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2022
Booklist 11/01/2022 pg. 59