Richardson was known for his biographies of Henry Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William James.
[1] He married Annie Dillard in 1988, after she wrote him a fan letter about Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind.
[5] Richardson died in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on June 16, 2020, two days after his 86th birthday, from a subdural hematoma suffered in a fall.
For his dozens of essays, forwards, and reviews, see the author's official website.
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