The Custom House ; the Scarlet Letter ; the House of the Seven Gables ; the Blithedale Romance ; the Marble Faun by Hawthorne Nathaniel

The Custom House ; the Scarlet Letter ; the House of the Seven Gables ; the Blithedale Romance ; the Marble Faun by Hawthorne Nathaniel

Armed with ideals of duty and honor young marines historically deploy to fight their country's wars. In Afghanistan, they found things different. Risking their lives to improve the bottom lines of international companies, marines were thrown into the business of war and they were unable to equate their living and dying as a profit center. No one informed them of the interlocking directorates between the military and civilian enterprises that were pursuing the war. Lieutenant X. Moran tries to do his job as he thinks it should be carried out and butts up against contractors reaping illegal profits off the blood and sweat of his troops. With the ideas of duty and honor, he becomes an enemy to his countrymen when he exposes their corruption. There is too much money to be made off the war to allow the lieutenant to stand in the way, and a business decision is made to remove him.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel: - Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 - May 19, 1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. He entered Bowdoin College in 1821, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1824, and graduated in 1825. He published his first work in 1828, the novel Fanshawe; he later tried to suppress it, feeling that it was not equal to the standard of his later work. He published several short stories in periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three children. Much of Hawthorne's writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral metaphors with an anti-Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his college friend Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States.

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Title	The Custom House ; the Scarlet Letter ; the House of the Seven Gables ; the Blithedale Romance ; the Marble Faun
Author	Hawthorne Nathaniel
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Publisher	Octopus
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