This is an amazing story. I'd never heard it before.

History has forgotten Thoreau’s fire. Instead, we remember him for his moving words about the beauty of nature and the time he spent living in the very woods he accidentally torched.
The Accidental Fire That Sparked a Deliberate Life
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Mary DeVries
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Sep 21, 2022
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This is an amazing story. I'd never heard it before.
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Written by Mary DeVries4.2K Followers
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I delight, despair and write about a life lived around the world. Fueled by Yorkshire Gold tea.
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