Every year, about half a million people visit Walden Pond in the historic town of Concord, just west of Boston. Most come to hike, swim, or picnic in a rural setting. Some also pay homage to the life and work of the writer and naturalist who made the place famous. That was Henry David Thoreau, who built a tiny house here in 1845 and described his simple life in a book called Walden that became an American classic.
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