Letters from a Son to His Self-Made Father Being the Replies to Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

"Letters from a Son to His Self-Made Father" by Charles Eustace Merriman is a funny series of letters from Pierrepont Graham, a Harvard student, to his dad, John Graham, who's a successful businessman in Chicago, written in the early 1900s. Throughout the letters, Pierrepont talks about his life at college, like his classes and all the funny or embarrassing events that happen to him as he grows up. The book shows how different the dad's way of looking at things is, because he's all about business, and his son, who is more interested in his ideas and finding himself and what he thinks about the world. From things like dealing with bad food connected to his dad's company to trying to keep up a good image while making friends and managing his social obligations, Pierrepont's stories are charming and fun and show his growth in life.