Based on a trip with his brother in 1839, "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" is an excellent example of Thoreau's talent for naturalistic writing. In exquisite detail Thoreau depicts the nature that surrounds him over the course of his trip. One of only two books to be published during his lifetime, Thoreau began work on "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" following his brother's death in 1842, however the work was not fully completed...

The American historian reflects on his life and educational experiences while illuminating events in the nineteenth century.

A novel about a man with a European background and a woman whose culture is mid-west American, following their different lives after a childhood meeting until their reunion as adults after World War I.

A thread of continuity binds these vignettes of incidents and characters living in New York City in the 1920's.