Which American author’s last two words on his deathbed were ‘Moose’ and ‘Indian’?
Henry David Thoreau in his last weeks if he had made his peace with God, Thoreau responded, "I did not know we had ever quarreled." Aware he was dying, Thoreau's last words were "Now comes good sailing", followed by two lone words, "moose" and "Indian". He died on May 6, 1862, at age 44. Amos Bronson Alcott planned the service and read selections from Thoreau's works, and Channing presented a hymn. Emerson wrote the eulogy spoken at the funeral. Thoreau was buried in the Dunbar family plot; his remains and those of members of his immediate family were eventually moved to Sleepy Hollow
Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs of the journal entries, along with explanations for some references and people mentioned in the entries. Several of these journal entries, including his last one, were initially published in a 1998 issue of "The New Yorker". Grove Press, the publishers of the book, had a long history with Burroughs dating back to the early 1960s when they published the first North American edition of "Naked Lunch", sparking a landmark obscenity case. Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs is a collection of diary entries made by Beat Generation author