EPISODE · Aug 9, 2026 · 4 MIN
Story of Writing August 9, 2026
from The Story of Writing · host Jon Brown
Henry David Thoreau publishes his landmark book "Walden," Smokey Bear appears for the first time, and - in Nagasaki, Japan - the U.S. dropped the second atomic bomb used in a military attack. This episode includes a reading from Thoreau's "Walden."
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