In 1846, the hearts and minds of the people of Concord, Massachusetts, were being shaped by great forces and distant events: the Mexican War and tides of nationalism, expansion to the West and the spread of slavery, the Industrial Revolution and the first steam-assisted travel to Europe. Concord was a remarkable place, destined to nourish some of the most progressive and influential thinkers of its time—Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Bronson Alcott and his 13-year-old daughter Louisa, and many others. A fascinating look at the "Athens of America," The People of Concord will transport you to the time of these extraordinary citizens.