• Concord Storytellers

  • Written by: CJ Johnson
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Concord Storytellers

Written by: CJ Johnson
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  • As we approach 2025, the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States when shots were fired at the North Bridge, we explore how a town West of Boston, founded to produce hay, became the center of the world at the start of the American Revolution, and is now a thriving historical community representing a wide array of people and industries. We will tell stories of Concord's past, speak with notable residents, and explore how the town is preparing for a rapidly changing world.

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    CJ Johnson 2024
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  • Henry David Thoreau with Richard Smith

    Henry David Thoreau with Richard Smith
    Apr 25 2024

    Concord Historian Richard Smith discusses the life and legacy of Henry David Thoreau, from his childhood as the son of a pencil maker and political activist, to his guidance under Ralph Waldo Emerson and the legacy he left that remains relevant today.

    3:22 - What was Concord like in Thoreau’s time? How did Concord become a literary hub?

    6:42 - Life for Thoreau growing up in Concord and his family’s pencil-making company, and Henry David’s path to Harvard.

    10:54 - Thoreau meets Ralph Waldo Emerson, a springboard to his career as an author and lecturer.

    14:30 - Lectures are a mainstream form of entertainment in the mid 1800s. Thoreau follows Emerson into lecturing as a way to make money. And he was terrible at it.

    19:22 - Influence of Thoreau’s family on his work and posthumous publications and success.

    21:12 - Seeking isolation and the origins of Walden.

    26:48 - When and how did Thoreau become as well-known as he is now, when he wasn’t so successful during his life?

    31:21 - Thoreau’s influence in present day.

    35:12 - Thoreau plays it cool when he’s sent to jail for not paying his taxes, but gets talked into writing about civil disobedience.
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    39 mins
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