Nature
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Originally published anonymously, Nature was the first modern paper to propose outdoor assessment as an all-encompassing positive force. Emerson's works were considered uniquely American in style and content, and he initiated the idea of going for a walk as a new way of looking at the world. Generations of readers have been inspired by Emerson's ideal of self-reliance, and his vision of nature as a manifestation of the divine spirit has profoundly influenced American naturalists and environmentalists from the time of Thoreau to the present day. These selections of Emerson's most beloved works contain some of the most memorable and important phrases of American thought.
