Henry David Thoreau

Overview

Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.

Created by Ken Burns

Network

• PBS

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  George Clooney

  Self – Narrator (voice)

  3 eps

• 

  Jeff Goldblum

  Henry David Thoreau (voice)

  3 eps

• 

  Ted Danson

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

  3 eps

• 

  Meryl Streep

  Various Characters (voice)

  3 eps

Themes

• civil war
• slavery
• miniseries

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