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Selected Essays (Penguin Classics) (Reprint Edition) by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Contributor-Larzer Ziff Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1982 ISBN-10: 0-14-039013-8 / 0140390138 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-039013-1 / 9780140390131 Ralph Waldo Emerson believed that an appreciation of its vast natural resources would become the foundation of American culture. His assertion that human thought and actions proceed from nature, was a radical departure from the traditional European emphasis on domesticating nature to suit human need |