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MEDITATING ON A TRANSCENDENTALIST MANY IN RALPH WALDO EMERSON'S HOMETOWN HAVE TO THINK HARD TO RECALL HIS SIGNIFICANCE
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The Boston Globe
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May 26, 2003
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[A PUBLISHED CORRECTION HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS STORY.]CONCORD -
Hundreds converged here yesterday to mark the 200th birthday of one
of this town's most famous residents, Ralph Waldo Emerson. But even
with the flurry of events held in honor of the philosopher, poet, and
essayist, it was clear that his 121-year absence has left many
wondering just who he was.
"All I know about Ralph Waldo Emerson is there's a house down the
street; it's named after him," said 51-year-old Beth Jeffery, sipping
her morning coffee at Helen's restaurant on Main Street. "I drive by
it all the time."
Emerson is considered by many to be America's first philosopher.
His essays in the 1830s and 1840s, including ...
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