Illustrations by famed landscape photographer Herbert W. Gleason.

Join Henry David Thoreau to climb and explore the mountain some claim to have been his favorite. He traveled to Monadnock four times. How did he travel and what did he encounter along the way? Learn about his campsites, the fauna and flora that he saw, how he set his watch by the sunrise, the geological sights he noted, the map he drew of the mountain, and much more. A must read for historians of the region and Thoreauvians around the world.