Verlag: St Augustine Pr Inc, 2004
ISBN 10: 1587312522 ISBN 13: 9781587312526
Anbieter: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Zustand: acceptable. Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!.
Verlag: St. Augustine's Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 1587312522 ISBN 13: 9781587312526
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9.
Verlag: St Augustine Pr Inc February 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 1587312522 ISBN 13: 9781587312526
Anbieter: BookMarx Bookstore, Steubenville, OH, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. CLEAN!! No marks. Might as well be new. Appears unread. . . . . Although Nathaniel Hawthorne, the renowned author of The Scarlet Letter, shunned organized religion, his stories were heavily weighted with sin and guilt. The fascinating history of generations of Hawthornes and their journey from Puritanism to Catholicism offers a penetrating glimpse into an extraordinary family. As one critic remarked, it is a story enveloped 'with a veil woven of intermingled gloom and brightness. The Birds bring this story of the powerful forces that shaped the Hawhornes to life. We see the vivid portrait of William Hawthorne, who arrived from England in 1630, and his son John, who became the most notorious Hawthorne in his efforts to battle the devil by stamping out witchcraft in the infamous Salem witchcraft trials. As a judge, overseeing public morality, John also had Quakers assaulted, arrested, and sent to trial. When one couple could not pay a fine, Hawthorne had their two children sold into slavery. . . . . The Birds have made an important contribution to understanding Nathaniel Hawthorne and the complex ideas that shaped him as one of the nineteenth-centuries greatest writers - and the conscience of his age.
Anbieter: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Zustand: Fine. Size:23.5x16.