Acting Like Little Women, Thinking Like Transcendentalists
I’m in good company with the experts, who argue among themselves as to the meaning of transcendentalism of the literary authors in Concord, Massachusetts.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Erie Canal: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part III
In 2004 we rode a historic 19th century canal boat pulled by mules along a towpath, at the Erie Canal Village in Rome, New York.
Concord grapes intermingled with famed literary authors
Henry David Thoreau planted the Concord grape in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s garden, which today emanates a luscious fragrace from vines entwined about the trellis.
Fading away: The Manse, Walden Pond, and Transcendentalism
Too late in the day for our hoped for tours of The Manse and Walden Pond, we discoursed on the fading away of the esoteric transcendalism over dinner.
Meeting Nathaniel Hawthorne, Concord Author
As we approached the Wayside House, we saw a man in 19th century attire slowly strolling outside while reading a book. I soon learned he’s a bit elusive.
