Saturday, September 4, 2010

Twice-Told Tales: My Kinsman, Major Molineux By Nathaniel Hawthorne

by William Thomas MacLachlan on September 4, 2010 · 1 comment

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A favorite story of mine, from the father of American literature.The ending is the best part, and defines tar and feathers as a grand American tradition. BEGINS: AFTER THE KINGS of Great Britain had assumed the right of appointing the colonial governors, the measures of the latter seldom met with the ready and general approbation [...]

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