Sopher who is best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state. Published: 1854 Categorie(s): Fiction, Biographical, Historical, XIXth century Source: ġ pdf.c om/re a de r/full/he nr y-david-thore a u-wa lde npdfĪbout Thoreau: Henry David Thoreau (J– born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, and philo. He nr y David Thore a u - Wa lde n.pdf - slide pdf.c om