"I have sometimes imagined a library, i.e. a collection of the works of true poets, philosophers, naturalists, etc., deposited not in a brick and marble edifice in a crowded and dusty city. . . but rather far away in the depths of the primitive forest."
H.D. Thoreau, 3 February 1852.
Jeff Cramer, the Curator of the Thoreau Institute, talks about the Institute, its library and its home in the Walden Woods. View a video of part of his talk -- and below the video, there's a photo, too...
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