Dean, Bradley P.

Wild fruits : Thoreau's rediscovered last manuscript by Henry David Thoreau ( Book )
5 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 1,764 libraries worldwide
Thoreau presents information about the "'unnoticed wild berry whose beauty annually lends a new charm to some wild walk,'" along with what "may be considered Thoreau's last will and testament, in which he protests our desecration of the landscape, reflects on the importance of preserving wild space 'for instruction and recreation,' and envisions a new American scripture."--Jacket.

Faith in a seed : The dispersion of seeds, and other late natural history writings by Henry David Thoreau ( Book )
3 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 1,636 libraries worldwide
Thoreau's last important research and writing projects, published here for the first time, draws on Darwin's theory of natural selection to describe plant ecology.

Letters to a spiritual seeker by Henry David Thoreau ( Book )
7 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 791 libraries worldwide
Through contemplating nature, Thoreau aspired to "lead a fresh, simple life with God." In 1848 a seeker named Harrison Blake, yearning for a spiritual life of his own, asked the then-fledgling writer for guidance. The fifty letters that ensued, collected here for the first time in their own volume by Thoreau specialist Bradley P. Dean, are by turns earnest, oracular, witty, playful, practical, insightful and inspiring. -- From publisher description.

In search of Thoreau ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1999 and 2005 in English and held by 93 libraries worldwide
The program traces the author's life from his early days in Concord and Harvard, to his friendship with Emerson and his years at Walden, to his role in the anti-slavery movement. In addition, Thoreau scholars Brad Dean and West Mott discuss his writings, including Walden and Civil disobedience.

Of woodland pools, spring-holes & ditches : excerpts from the journal of Henry David Thoreau wherein he observes and reflects upon the nature of life and vernal pools by Henry David Thoreau ( Book )
2 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in English and held by 35 libraries worldwide

Writings of Emerson and Thoreau ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 28 libraries worldwide
A discussion of the early republic, the rise of transcendentalism and American intellectual history through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Features tours of sites relevant to the two authors.

Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
A discussion of the early republic, the rise of transcendentalism and American intellectual history through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Features tours of sites relevant to the two authors.

Faith in a seed by Bradley P Dean ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide

野生の果実 : ソロー・ニュー・ミレニアム ( Book )
1 edition published in 2002 in Japanese and held by 1 library worldwide

Improving our conditions and relations Thoreauvian perspectives on education by Bradley P Dean ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Dr. Bradley Dean uses the idea of the "transcendental imperative", defined as "enjoying an original relation to the universe", along with the idea of "false relations grow out of false conditions", to explain and relate Henry David Thoreau's beliefs to education, through the idea of using education to improve one's condition.