Part one of term paper
Henry spent the majority of his life walking in and around the town of Concord, although he did make few journeys to other places. Henry spent most of his time walking in the wilderness of Concord. Occasionally, he would be found sauntering and conversing with his mentor and friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson or Ellery Channing. Some believe Hen ...

Part two of term paper
... to decide to go to Walden Pond. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great "Sage of Concord," owned land adjacent to Walden Pond and allowed Henry to live at Walden Pond. Henry went to Walden Pond to work on a book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers which would be a tribute to John Thoreau Jr. Henry stayed at Walden Pond for two years, two months and two days. Henry wanted to live deliberately and so he went and built a simple cabin at Walden Pond. Henry explains in Walden, "I went to the woods beca ...