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Strong at the Broken Places: Ernest Hemingway's Grandfathers and the War of the Rebellion

  • Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum 339 North Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL, 60302 United States (map)

Ernest Hemingway grew up hearing stories of the Civil War service of his grandfathers Ernest Hall and Anson Hemingway. Though very different men in background and personality, their paths had unusual matching twists and turns.  They experienced the hardship and injury that Hemingway would later witness and endure on multiple battlefields. We'll examine how the grandfathers' stories echo in the life and work of Hemingway.