Whole History of Grandfather's Chair; or, True Stories from New England History, 1620-1803 cover

Whole History of Grandfather's Chair; or, True Stories from New England History, 1620-1803

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Hawthorne published a series of children's books in late 1840 and early 1841, collectively entitled Grandfather's Chair. They are a series of biographies that tell the history of the U.S. from the Pilgrims to the Revolutionary war.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?