The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Length6h 25m
About this audiobook
A simple piece of furniture serves as the silent witness to the turbulent evolution of a nation and its diverse inhabitants. Through the lens of this ancestral chair, the epic sweep of American history is distilled into intimate stories of bravery, folly, and change. The narrative captures the spirit of the generations who sat within its frame while building a new world. It is a nostalgic and evocative chronicle that connects the domestic sphere to the grand theater of history.
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GenreHistorical Fiction, Literary Classics, General Fiction
Length6 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. GRANDFATHER AND THE CHILDREN AND THE CHAIR.
2CHAPTER II. THE PURITANS AND THE LADY ARBELLA.
3CHAPTER III. A RAINY DAY.
4CHAPTER IV. TROUBLOUS TIMES.
5CHAPTER V. THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ENGLAND.
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6CHAPTER VI. THE PINE-TREE SHILLINGS.
7CHAPTER VII. THE QUAKERS AND THE INDIANS.
8CHAPTER VIII. THE INDIAN BIBLE.
9CHAPTER IX. ENGLAND AND NEW ENGLAND.
10CHAPTER X. THE SUNKEN TREASURE.
11CHAPTER XI. WHAT THE CHAIR HAD KNOWN.
12APPENDIX TO PART I.: EXTRACTS FROM THE LIFE OF JOHN ELIOT,
13PART II. 1692-1763.
14CHAPTER I. THE CHAIR IN THE FIRELIGHT.
15CHAPTER II. THE SALEM WITCHES.
16CHAPTER III. THE OLD-FASHIONED SCHOOL.
17CHAPTER IV. COTTON MATHER
18CHAPTER V. THE REJECTED BLESSING.
19CHAPTER VI. POMPS AND VANITIES.
20CHAPTER VII. THE PROVINCIAL MUSTER.
21CHAPTER VIII. THE OLD FRENCH WAR AND THE ACADIAN EXILES
22CHAPTER IX. THE END OF THE WAR.
23CHAPTER X. THOMAS HUTCHINSON.
24APPENDIX TO PART II.: ACCOUNT OF THE DEPORTATION OF THE ACADIANS.
25PART III. 1763-1803.
26CHAPTER I. A NEW-YEAR’S DAY.
27CHAPTER II. THE STAMP ACT.
28CHAPTER III. THE HUTCHINSON MOB.
29CHAPTER IV. THE BRITISH TROOPS IN BOSTON.
30CHAPTER V. THE BOSTON MASSACRE.
31CHAPTER VI. A COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS.
32CHAPTER VII. THE TEA PARTY AND LEXINGTON.
33CHAPTER VIII. THE SIEGE OF BOSTON.
34CHAPTER IX. THE TORY’S FAREWELL.
35CHAPTER X. THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE.
36CHAPTER XI. GRANDFATHER’S DREAM.
37APPENDIX TO PART III.: A LETTER FROM GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON NARRATING THE DOINGS OF THE MOB.
38IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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