by Nathaniel Nathaniel Hawthorne
First published 2002
A beloved chair witnesses the sweep of history, from the Pilgrims to the Revolution. As it passes from hand to hand, the chair bears silent witness to the founding of a nation - the feats of Puritans, the Quakers' persecution, the Boston Massacre, and more. Through Hawthorne's vivid storytelling, the humble chair becomes a conduit to the triumphs and tragedies that forged America.
Genres: historical, american-fiction, historical-fiction, american, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-witness, object-as-protagonist
Setting: Massachusetts
Period: Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
96 pages · Paperback