The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne

by Margaret B. Moore

Book Overview

Although most writers on Nathaniel Hawthorne touch on the importance of Salem, Massachusetts, to his life and career, no detailed study has been published on the powerful heritage bequeathed to him by his ancestors and present to him during his years in that town. In The Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Margaret B. Moore thoroughly investigates Hawthorne's family, his education before college (about which almost nothing has been known), and Salem's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826213316
• ISBN13: 9780826213310
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5