ˈɛdwɚd ˈɛmɚsən ɹˈælf wˈɔldoʊ ˈɛmɚsənz sˈʌn, hˌuː bɪkˌʌmz fɹˈɛndz wɪð θəɹˈoʊ wɛn ðɪ ˈɛmɚsənz hˈaɪɚ θəɹˈoʊ æz ɐ hˈændɪmən.
Edward Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson's son, who becomes friends with Thoreau when the Emersons hire Thoreau as a handyman.