Thoreau on Land Nature's Canvas Author:Henry David Thoreau The Spirit of Thoreau series is a fresh new collection of Thoreau's best writing and thinking on various themes, drawn from both unpublished and published sources. — THOREAU ON LAND — NATURE'S CANVAS — Edited by Joseph Valentine — This elegant volume chronicles Thoreau's fascination with nature, from his well-known reflections on Walden to an unexpe... more »cted meeting with loggers in the woods: "No doubt our employment is more alike than we suspect, and we are each serving the great Master's needs more than our own." He shows a Thoreau much broader in his interests and sympathies than most of us imagine.« less