1866 Yankee in Canada 1st/1st Thoreau anti SLAVERY pro-Violence Freedom America

1866 Yankee in Canada 1^st/1^st Thoreau anti SLAVERY pro-Violence Freedom America

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…”

– Henry David Thoreau

“A Yankee in Canada” is one of Henry David Thoreau’s lesser-known works; however, it remains a significant work filled with politically charged and controversial essays.

While traveling in Quebec, Thoreau gained an understanding of the Canadian government and quickly sought to publish his thoughts on the lack of democracy throughout Canadian politics focusing heavily on the American independence that was not prevalent in Quebec.

The book also includes Thoreau’s controversial views on slavery, most notably his support for and defense of the use of violence when it comes to anti-slavery raids and protests.

Item number: #28199

Price: $1500

THOREAU, Henry David

A Yankee in Canada

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. First edition!

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [4], 286
• References: BAL 20117;
  • BAL gives no priority on bindings
• Provenance: Handwritten – A. Burrell
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Green cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 4.75in (18.5cm x 12cm)
• Exceedingly rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at $3600

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