Nathaniel Hawthorne brings to life incidents from the childhoods of six historical figures: artist Benjamin West, physicist Isaac Newton, writer Samuel Johnson, rebel leader Oliver Cromwell, statesman Benjamin Franklin, and child-queen Christina of Sweden. This Edgewater Brief Edition includes 200 pages with over 50 illustrations, annotated notes with definitions and explanations, and a comprehensive index.
About the Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1802-1864), American novelist, was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He graduated from Bowdoin College, where Longfellow and Franklin Pierce were his friends. He is the author of The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables. His other books for children include A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys, Tanglewood Tales, and The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair.
