Which major American author was a close friend and protégé of Emerson, living in a cabin on Emerson's land?
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Correct answer: Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau was Emerson's most famous student. He put Emerson's ideas of self-reliance and nature into practice by living at Walden Pond, land which actually belonged to Emerson.
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