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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
April 4,
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Teresa Izzo<br>
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<div align="center"><b>The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
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<i>Henry David Thoreau at 200: From Concord to Cape Cod<br>
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Poet, Writer & Outdoor Educator, Corinne H. Smith<br>
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<i> </i></b>BREWSTER, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in
Brewster is proud to present <i>Henry David Thoreau at 200: From Concord
to Cape Cod</i> with poet, writer and outdoor educator Corinne H. Smith
<b>Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 1pm.<br><br>
</b>American author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is
best known for spending one night in jail for nonpayment of the state
poll tax, and for living for two years along the shores of Walden Pond in
Concord, Massachusetts, which sprouted the enduring book
<i>Walden</i>. As part of the “Concord Quartet” Thoreau and his
contemporaries Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May
Alcott, revolutionized political, social and literary thinking and became
known as “Transcendentalists”.<br>
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Based on several trips to Cape Cod and originally published as a
series of articles, Henry David Thoreau's <i>Cape Cod</i> is a remarkable
work that depicts the natural beauty of Cape Cod and the nature that
surrounds it. Thoreau, a consummate lover of the outdoors and nature is
right at home in the Cape and he details his excitement of the area with
naturalist portraits of the indigenous species and animals. Now 200
years after his birth, Thoreau’s essays and books are still being read,
and his words are still printed on inspirational posters, greeting cards,
and social media graphics. What are his basic philosophies, and how do
they resound with us today? We will learn a bit more about this
"Transcendentalist" and discuss what threads connect us to him
including what he saw and experienced during his trips to Cape
Cod.<br>
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Corinne H. Smith is a writer, poet, and outdoor educator. She is the
author of "Westward I Go Free: Tracing Thoreau's Last Journey,"
as well as a biography for middle-schoolers, "Henry David Thoreau
for Kids: His Life and Ideas, With 21 Activities." Corinne
serves as an occasional interpreter and blog writer for Thoreau Farm: The
Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau in Concord, MA.<br>
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<b>Free with Museum Admission.<br>
</b>For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
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