A reissue of a now classic American drama.
If the law is of such a nature that it requires you to be an agent of
injustice to another, then I say, break the law. So wrote the young
Henry David Thoreau in 1849. Three years earlier, Thoreau had put his
belief into action and refused to pay taxes because of the United States
government's involvement in the Mexican War, which Thoreau firmly
believed was unjust. For his daring and unprecedented act of protest, he
was thrown in jail. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail is a celebrated
dramatic presentation of this famous act of civil disobedience and its
consequences. Its poignant, lively, and accessible scenes offer a
compelling exploration of Thoreau's philosophy and life.