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Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American philosopher, writer, naturalist, and political activist. #History #Philosophy #HenryDavidThoreau #AmericanLiterature #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Henry_David_Thoreau/
World History EncyclopediaHenry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American philosopher, writer, naturalist, and political activist. He is best known for his book Walden, published in 1854, which recounts his two-year experiment...
A Short History Of The #WholeEarthCatalog
Dan
July 5, 2020
"Who remembers the Whole Earth Catalog? Anyone?
"For some, the Whole Earth Catalog was the bible for all things green and #ecofriendly, #offgrid, #BackToNature, and #enviromentally conscious and #sustainable.
"If you think environmentalism is a new phenomenon you’d be wrong.
"The seeds of the movement were planted with the writings of #JohnMuir in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But perhaps, even more so by the publication in 1854 of #HenryDavidThoreau’s influential masterpiece #Walden.
"The modern environmental movement can arguably be traced back to the publication of #RachelCarson’s classic #SilentSpring in 1962.
"One of the major rallying points for the eco-movement was concern for the #pollution of the Great Lakes.
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"As John Markoff, a technology writer for the New York Times, told the Guardian, the Whole Earth Catalog was 'the internet before the internet. It was the book of the future. It was a web in newsprint.'"
Whole People · A Short History Of The Whole Earth Catalog | Whole PeopleThe Whole Earth Catalog was published originally between 1968 and 1972. It was the internet before the internet. It was the book of the future.
I cannot believe this is a thing!
But I will read it; if it’s real, his words will convince me. 
