The Scarlet Letter Hits Shelves — and Sells Out in Ten Days
On March 16, 1850, Ticknor, Reed & Fields published Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and the first printing of 2,500 copies sold out in ten days.
Tales from the year 1850
The State That Beat Congress to It
On September 9, 1850, California became the 31st state — a free state that had already been governing itself for nearly a year.