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Grandfather's Chair
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Book Overview:
This volume isn't just a collection of wonderful stories, like so many others of Hawthorne's; it's a collection of true stories -- things that happened between 1620 and 1803, as seen by a chair supposedly owned by principals in each of the tales. It's Hawthorne -- delightful, insightful, wise Nathaniel Hawthorne -- writing the tales that made our nation come into being. Not to be missed by anyone, young or old.
This volume isn't just a collection of wonderful stories, like so many others of Hawthorne's; it's a collection of true stories -- things that happened between 1620 and 1803, as seen by a chair supposedly owned by principals in each of the tales. It's Hawthorne -- delightful, insightful, wise Nathaniel Hawthorne -- writing the tales that made our nation come into being. Not to be missed by anyone, young or old.
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Perhaps, too, some warlike captain, dressed in his buff coat, with a corselet beneath it, accompanied the governor and councillors. Laying his hand upon his sword hilt, he would declare that the only method of dealing with the red men was to meet them with the sword drawn and the musket presented.
But the apostle resisted both the craft of the politician and the fierceness of the warrior.
"Treat these sons of the forest as men and brethren," he would say; "and let us endeavor to make them Christians. Their forefathers were of that chosen race whom God delivered from Egyptian bondage. Perchance he has destined us to deliver the children from the more cruel bondage of ignorance and idolatry. Chiefly for th. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
I love this little book, it is full of illustrated pictures to bring young and old readers into its story. I love how history was told to a new generation by sharing what Grandfather's Chair saw from its beginning. Not only does the author relay the stories of the past to its bystanders but the chai
2021-03 – Grandfather’s Chair. Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author) 1840. 104 Pages.
I was unaware of this book until I came across a reference to it the book; “Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places.” by Colin Dickey. I realized that the premise of this book is exactly how I construct my tours for
I didn't realize Nathaniel Hawthorne was so into early American History. I enjoyed learning about the early colonists from the perspective of a historian living in the 1800's rather than from the perspective of modern historians.
Hawthorne is one of my favorite authors. He is descriptive and a wonderful teller of tales. This book will be near the top of the list of this author for me. Here follows some of the reasons that I can say that.
Over the years we have done great harm in the teaching of our children. History has beco
My husband bought this antique 1916ish copy for me for Christmas, along with a few other good ones. I really loved this book! Everything I know about the Puritans I learned from Nathaniel Hawthorne! Haha!
I enjoyed this book a lot (as an adult), but it definitely highlighted the differences made to children's books in the last 174 years! It was more a history lesson from the time of the Mayflower to the American Revolution than a fun story for kids.