PBS takes up three hours of prime time this week for a Ken Burns-produced documentary about Henry David Thoreau that is a lovely film to behold.

In a contemporary business environment, Henry David Thoreau's observation underscores the dangers of misguided pursuits.

We’ve had Henry David Thoreau the environmentalist, the libertarian, the life coach. To understand his influence, think of ...

Let me say I’m as guilty as the next person. Even as I write this, I’m hopping onto the internet for names, places, dates, ...

Ken Burns produces the first-ever documentary on Henry David Thoreau, which moves beyond famous one-liners to explore his complex life and startlingly modern relevance.

Henry David Thoreau dies at 44, but his message lives on and encourages us to read. On May 6th, 1862, Henry David Thoreau passes away peacefully at age 44 from tuberculosis. His work continues to ...

Richard Smith spent 26 years in Henry David Thoreau’s clothes, but this was the first time there was another "Henry" in the room. Until his recent retirement, Smith, an author and historian, served as ...

Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic "Walden, or A Life in the Woods" was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. "Walden" is about the virtues of simple living and ...

George Clooney, Meryl Streep and other voice actors had to be persuaded, but a new PBS documentary (mostly) leads by example in stressing the first syllable. By Sarah Lyall Cuando no te pones de ...

When I found a young Henry Thoreau ice-skating through the correspondence of Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, it was like running into a long-lost friend. In the decades since first encountering Walden in my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stewarding over 1,000 acres of land in Barnstable, the Barnstable Land Trust works to conserve some of the Cape's illustrious ...

Cuando no te pones de acuerdo con tu pareja sobre el lugar más adecuado para vivir, el hogar puede convertirse en un infierno. By Jackie Delamatre When you can’t agree on the right city to live in, ...