[SEMCO] Henry David Thoreau at 200

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
April 4, 
2017 
Teresa Izzo
   508-896-3867 ext. 137
tizzo at ccmnh.or
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Presents
Henry David Thoreau at 200: From Concord to Cape Cod
with
Poet, Writer & Outdoor Educator, Corinne H. Smith

  BREWSTER, MA ­ The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster is proud to present Henry 
David Thoreau at 200: From Concord to Cape Cod 
with poet, writer and outdoor educator Corinne H. 
Smith Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 1pm.

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 Walden.  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”.

   Based on several trips to Cape Cod and 
originally published as a series of articles, 
Henry David Thoreau's Cape Cod 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.

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.

Free with Museum Admission.
For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133

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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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