Authentic illustrations and Emerson photos- Custom cover art- Active table of contents- A biography on EmersonEmerson is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the Transcendentalism movement, and "Self-Reliance" is among his most popular and read "Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say 'I think,' 'I am,' but quotes some saint or sage. He is ashamed before the blade of grass or the blowing rose. These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones; they are for what they are; they exist with God today".