This Henry David Thoreau Issue stamp depicts Henry David Thoreau, an American author, poet and philosopher. Born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1817, Thoreau is best known for his writings as part of the Transcendentalism movement, a philosophical view regarding nature, the individual and spirituality. Thoreau was also an abolitionist and naturalist.
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