{"product_id":"9781435171817","title":"Walden and Civil Disobedience","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into a cabin in the woods at Walden Pond to record a philosophical experiment in living: to simplify his life, to support himself entirely by his own labor, and to draw spiritual sustenance from his surroundings. The result: Walden: Or, Life in the Woods (1854).� In 1846, Thoreau refused to pay a mandated poll tax, refusing to support a government that�protected slavery and had launched an aggressive war against Mexico. In his essay \"Civil Disobedience,\" Thoreau argues that it is the duty of every citizen to disobey immoral laws-and willingly suffer the legal consequences for doing so.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45460643643613,"sku":"9781435171817","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781435171817.jpg?v=1720016392","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781435171817","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}