In 1833 Thoreau went to Harvard University studying mathematics, philosophy and the classics. Though he wrote a good deal of poetry, it is his essays and longer works that have survived and prospered over the years, revised and adapted to suit each generations hopes and desires. In his earl life, Thoreau thought of himself as a poet but was largely discouraged by those around him and finally came to see it as far too constrictive for the ideas he wanted to explore. His interests were many and varied and his best known literary works, Walden and Civil Disobedience, have had a strong influence on many political and social leaders since they were written over 150 years ago. He is undoubtedly one of the most famous Americans of the 19th century, an ardent philosopher, abolitionist, and historian. Author and poet Henry David Thoreau was born into an unremarkable New England family in Massachusetts in 1817.
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