Mass Moments (Mass Humanities) historical almanac entry on Thoreau's July 23, 1846 night in the Concord jail, cited for its direct statement that the jail night prompted him to compose the lecture that became Resistance to Civil Government.
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PublisherMass Humanities (Mass Moments)
URLhttps://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/henry-david-thoreau-spends-night-in-jail.html
Source Typereference
Reliability Tier2
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Henry David Thoreau Spends Night in Jail (Mass Moments)
Claims Backed By This Source (5 claims)
This source backs 5 claims across the atlas. As facts: 4 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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