TY - BOOK AB - Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved? This biography illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship. AU - Kerley, Barbara, AU - Fotheringham, Ed, CN - PS1631 CN - PS1631 ID - 1372929 KW - Authors, American KW - Authors, American N2 - Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved? This biography illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship. SN - 9780545350884 SN - 0545350883 T1 - A Home for Mr. Emerson / TI - A Home for Mr. Emerson / ER -