Modern-day Americans are increasingly learning to respect the spirit of the Native American peoples in the land throughout this country. Likewise, I think many locals and visitors sense how the land around Concord holds the legacies of the 19th century transcendentalists like Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the Alcotts. That time period was not so long ago. My intent with linking back to it is to underscore our common bonds in the continuity of life and help us connect with our own place in history/her-story wherever we are. As each generation leaves its imprint of human toils, travails, and triumphs, I offer this design to promote Thoreau's message of peace, rather than militant conquest. The t-shirt also makes a statement to recognize the importance of adapting through, and being agents of change and do whatever we can to create a better world.