adams, henry

Memoir of nineteenth-century historian and philosopher Henry Adams in which he discusses the forces that influenced his life including, politics, religion, society, and literature.

Presents the life of United States historian Henry Adams focusing on his youth, family, education, marriage, and journalism career. Includes information on his interest in the formation of the nation under Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Madison. Also analyzes the historic methods of Henry Adams.

Memoir of the events and ideas that converged during Henry Adam's life: diplomacy, physics, politics, religion, society, and poetry.

A history of four generations of one of America's most prominent families, told largely in their own words from diaries and letters.