Thoreau: 150 Years after Walden Pond

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Henry David Thoreau?s ?Walden Pond?. What many consider as his most famous work, ?Walden? considered man?s relation with nature and man?s struggle with society. He was ?self-help? long before there was self-help. Although many find his works as intimidating and outdated, our guest says that Thoreau speaks to us more today than ever before. His new book uncovers a 13-year correspondence of letters between Thoreau and a friend Harrison Blake that uncover a far less intimidating Thoreau through a mix of life lessons and an evolution of his spiritual and religious beliefs. Today on the Exchange, Thoreau, Walden Pond, his letters and how they all still speak to us today. Laura?s guest is Bradley Dean, an independent scholar living in West Peterborough, New Hampshire, former Media Center Director at the Thoreau Institute in Lincoln, Massachusetts and editor of ?Henry David Thoreau: Letters to a Spiritual Seeker.