James S FinleyJames S. Finley is Assistant Professor of English at Texas A & M University. A former editor of The Thoreau Society Bulletin, he has published multiple essays on Henry David Thoreau on topics including environmentalism, abolitionism, and The Maine Wods. In 2014, he participated in the 150th Thoreau-Wabanaki Tour, a retracing of Thoreau's 1857 journey through northern Maine. In 2017, he served on the faculty of a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History seminar: 'Living and Writing Deliberately: The Concord Landscapes and Legacy of Henry David Thoreau'. He has received fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society and The Thoreau Society. Read More Read Less