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""To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust."" This graphic novel biography relates the forward looking inspirational life of the great author, philosopher and pioneering ecologist. Henry David Thoreau was also the father of the concept, still fresh today (viz ""Occupy Wall St.""), of ""civil disobedience"" which he used against slavery and the encroachment of government.

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Beautifully captures the essence of its subject and the wild times in early America that formed his philosophy. Dan and Le Roy breathe life into this remarkable retelling. Richard Pachter, Miami Herald

Dan and Le Roy restore a luminous fire to one of America s most stirring writers of conscience. Publishers Weekly

Recommended!. Complimentary but thoughtful take on the life of Henry David Thoreau. Alexandra Quay, School Library Connection

Perfectly captures the essence of one of our greatest thinkers. I have read more than my fair share of biographical works presented in comic book or graphic novel form over the years, but this slim volume is the most effective argument for the power of the medium in telling the story of a person's life. William Kulesa, nj.com

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A. Dan was born in Toulouse, France in 1970. After long studies in Biology, his desire to draw catches up with him, leading to his other love, comics. He has published a number of literary graphic novels. Born in 1985, Maximilien Le Roy has written a number of non-fiction graphic novels such as Gaza, A Paving Stone in the Sea, and a biography of Nietzsche, besides various acclaimed works of fiction in comics.

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