Henry David Thoreau

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Thoreau participates in the Underground Railroad and gives a speech on what it means to be free.

On an excursion, a Penobscot leader teaches Thoreau about the Penobscot culture and language.

The life and work of Henry David Thoreau still inspire and resonate with people today.

Thoreau moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson's family, but personal tragedy strikes both families.

On July 4th, 1845, Henry David Thoreau moves into a 10x15-foot house on Walden Pond.

Filmmakers Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers discuss the making of 'Henry David Thoreau'.

Henry David Thoreau spent his life experimenting and contemplating on how to live a good life.

Thoreau's refusal to support what he saw as injustice culminates in his essay "Civil Disobedience."