A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
- First published
- 1849
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" by Henry David Thoreau is a book published in 1849. It recounts a boat journey Thoreau took with his brother John in 1839, written partly as a tribute after John's death. Though structured as a travel narrative divided by days, the book weaves extensive digressions on religion, poetry, history, and the author's reflections on Industrial Revolution changes transforming New England. His first published work, it initially sold only 219 copies.
- Concord River (Mass.)
- Merrimack River (N.H. and Mass.)
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #4232. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers on Wikipedia.
