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Henry David Thoreau, a film by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, traces Thoreau's journey from his early days in Concord, Massachusetts, to his deep engagement with the moral crises of his time, including industrialization, slavery, war, and environmental degradation.

Watch Henry David Thoreau, a Three-Part, Three-hour PBS Documentary Produced by Ken Burns.

Join leading Thoreau scholars featured in the new documentary for a program exploring themes from the film.

Kristen Case, poet, scholar, and author of the recent Henry David Thoreau's Kalendar, and member of the Thoreau Alliance Board of Directors.

Jeffrey S. Cramer, Curator Emeritus for The Walden Woods Project Library and editor of several Thoreau volumes.

Robert Gross, Draper Professor of American History, Emeritus, at the University of Connecticut, author of The Transcendentalists and Their World, and former member of the Thoreau Society Board of Directors.

John Kucich, professor of English at Bridgewater State University, author of Unsettling Thoreau: Native Americans, Settler Colonialism, and the Power of Place, and co-president of the Thoreau Alliance Board of Directors. 

Presented in partnership with The Thoreau Alliance.

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