Cover of Rivers of Empire

Rivers of Empire

by Donald Worster

1985 402 pages eng

When Henry David Thoreau went for his daily walk, he would consult his instincts on which direction to follow. More often than not his inner compass pointed west or southwest. "The future lies that way to me," he explained, "and the earth seems more unexhausted and richer on that side." In his own i…

Borrow to read

This scan is available through Internet Archive's free lending library — sign in or create a free account below, then borrow to read.

Reader not loading? Open it on Archive.org instead.