On this day in history, August 9, 1854, influential 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau is published August 09, 2024, 03:10:34 AM On this day in history, August 9, 1854, influential 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau is published[html]On this day in history, August 9, 1954, the influential "Walden, or a Life in the Woods," by Henry David Thoreau was published, about the virtues of simple living in a modern world.[/html]Source: On this day in history, August 9, 1854, influential 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau is published (http://ht**://www.foxnews.c**/lifestyle/this-day-history-august-9-1854-influential-walden-henry-david-thoreau-published) Quote Selected