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Henry David Thoreau T-Shirt with Walden Cabin

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One of our personal favorite Novel-T's is the Henry David Thoreau t-shirt jersey with a drawing of Thoreau's cabin from Walden Pond on it.  We hope simple, naturalistic design reflects well some of Thoreau's guiding principles, even as overhanging leaves cast their shadow against the bright sunlight on the cabin.    We heartily recommend a trip up to Walden, Mass, next time you have a little time on your hands.  On the opposite side of the pond from where Thoreau's cabin once stood, a conservation society has erected a close replica of the original. While some of the details inside...

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Dave Eggers T-Shirt, and an Introduction to the 826 Project

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Novel-T couldn't be prouder to offer our Dave Eggers t-shirt, officially licensed by Dave.  It features the illustration of a stapler that he drew for the introduction of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.  A dollar from each shirt, as from almost every shirt we sell*, is donated to 826 NYC, a non-profit after-school creative-writing tutoring program based in Brooklyn, which Dave helped found.  (Hence the 26 on the back of the Eggers shirt.) The 826 project started in San Francisco with 826 Valencia, then 826 NYC opened, and since then tons more have cropped up all over the country....

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