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Henry David Thoreau (1817-11862) was an American writer and philosopher most famous for his memoir and social critique Walden and his libertarian essay "Civil Disobedience." He is widely viewed as the first American environmentalist.

Alex Wilson is a writer and stage/film actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. (Blog, Website)

Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel)

On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.

This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial License on May 24, 2011 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.