Discovering Thoreau the Geologist (2014)

Author Talk and Book Signing with Robert M. Thorson, Professor of Geology, University of Connecticut

Henry David Thoreau’s contributions to botany are well documented. Far less known was his passion for the physical sciences, especially geology. Robert Thorson’s new book, Walden’s Shore, is the first-ever book to focus on Thoreau the geoscientist, from his studies of local rocks and minerals to his interpretation of how Walden Pond and the Concord landscape were created.