Grandfather tells the children gathered at his fireside the story of the old oaken chair he sits in, which passes from the Lady Arbella to Puritan magistrates, Quakers, John Eliot of the Indian Bible, Sir William Phips and the patriots of the Revolution. Through its owners Hawthorne narrates Massachusetts history from 1620 to 1808.
Hawthorne’s history for young readers, written with the same feel for the Puritan past that marks The Scarlet Letter. Download the free EPUB.