Nataniel Hawthorne

Nataniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathaniel Hathorne and Elizabeth Clarke Manning. Hawthorne’s father was a sea captain who died before Nataniel was born. Hawthorne’s mother raised him and his two sisters. Hawthorne attended Bowdoin College from 1821 to 1824. During his time at college, … Read more