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The night Thoreau spent in jail

by Jerome Lawrence · 1970

Cover of The night Thoreau spent in jail
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A play dramatizing the philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, and his stand concerning civil disobedience. He refused to pay taxes owing to his disapproval of the Mexican War. For his act of protest he was sent to jail.

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