Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
0.0
Points
0.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
0
Page Count
220
Description
Volume 5 looks at the period of American history just before the Civil War. Whale hunting, mountain men, & the gold rush are all included. Thoreau's years at Walden & his philosophies about life are also part of the story.