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Henry David Thoreau Facts
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While cooking his dinner on a hike in Walden Woods on 30 April 1844, 26-year-old Thoreau set a fire that burned more than 100 acres. Way to go, nature boy!The next time you pick up a pencil, you ca...
Family
Father: John Thoreau (1787-1858) Mother: Cynthia Dunbar Thoreau (1787-1872) Sister: Helen Thoreau (1812-1849) Brother: John Thoreau, Jr. (1815-1842) Sister: Sophia Thoreau (1819-1876)
