The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail: A Play (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780809012237)

A reissue of a now classic American drama.

If the law is of such a nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law." So wrote the young Henry David Thoreau in 1849. Three years earlier, Thoreau had put his belief into action and refused to pay taxes because of the United States government's involvement in the Mexican War, which Thoreau firmly believed was unjust. For his daring and unprecedented act of protest, he was thrown in jail. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail is a celebrated dramatic presentation of this famous act of civil disobedience and its consequences. Its poignant, lively, and accessible scenes offer a compelling exploration of Thoreau's philosophy and life.

Author: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
ISBN-10: 0809012235
ISBN-13: 9780809012237
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Language: English
Published: 07/10/2001
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.52w x 0.34d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 10041 / Night Thoreau Spent in Jail