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Podcast: Calling History: Listen In on Conversations with History’s Most Influential People.
Episode: Henry David Thoreau Part 2: “I Will Break That Law as Often as I Can.”
Description: In Part 2 of the 1858 phone conversation with Henry David Thoreau he answers a few questions for us, like:
What did he mean when he said, “Long ago I lost a hound, a bay horse, and a turtle-dove, and am still on their trail.”
How he feels about women and their right to vote.
And finally, what happened when he had a disagreement with a woodchuck.
Many people want to live a simple life, and everyone wishes it to be fulfilling. Thoreau found a way to do both without having to compromise his p...