The Grandmothers (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)

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Alwyn Tower, a young boy deeply interested in the history of his family. He pours over the family albums and pieces together his relatives’ stories.

Henry Tower, Alwyn’s grandfather. He came to Wisconsin from New York planning, but failing, to become rich. His first and dearly loved wife dies, leaving a baby boy. He marries again to give the child a mother. After the boy dies, Henry loses interest in life, though he has many other children. In his old age, his chief interest is his new garden. He lives to be eighty-two, but to Alwyn he never...

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