Nathaniel Hawthorne added the 'w' to his surname because of his family's history. His great-great grandfather Jon Hathorne was one of the judges during the Salem Witch Trials and Nathaniel wanted to distance himself from that part of his family history.
Nathaniel Hawthorne graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825.
While at Bowdoin College, Nathaniel Hawthorn became friends with Franklin Pierce. Franklin Pierce would go on to become the 14th U.S.
President.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's first novel titled Fanshawe, was published in 1828.
Nathaniel hawthorne cause of death
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In 1832 Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories Roger Malvin's Burial, and My Kinsman, Major Molineux were published. They are considered to be two of his greatest short stories.
In 1937 Nathaniel's short story collection Twice-Told Tales was published.
Despite his growing writing career it did not pay the bills steadily and Nathaniel took a job at the Boston Custom H