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Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, Abraham Lincoln 's ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Henry Adams (born February 16, 1838, Boston—died March 27, 1918, Washington, D.C.) was a historian, man of letters, and author of one of the outstanding autobiographies of Western literature, The Education of Henry Adams.
Nov 30, 2020 · Henry Adams, not quite twenty-three, the grandson and great-grandson of U.S. Presidents, passed that season in Washington, serving as personal secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, a...
Henry Adams (February 16, 1838–March 27, 1918) graduated from Harvard in 1858, then studied law in Germany. During the Civil War he served as secretary to the ambassador in London (his father).
Unlike his famous ancestors, Henry Adams was never in the forefront of U.S. politics and diplomacy. His life’s work and contributions to his nation involved analyzing and commenting on American life and thought.
Henry Adams, (born Feb. 16, 1838, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died March 27, 1918, Washington, D.C.), U.S. historian and man of letters. A product of Boston’s elite Brahmin class and a descendant of two presidents, he was infused with disgust for American politics of his time.
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May 9, 2018 · The American historian and author Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918) lived in an era of remarkable change and recorded the implications of the period with great perception. He is best known for "Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres" and "The Education of Henry Adams ."
Nov 24, 2020 · Henry Adams (1838-1918). “The Last American Aristocrat,” a new biography by David S. Brown, “reveals how dynastic burden shaped the personality and career of the brilliant, bitter and...
Dec 1, 2017 · Henry Adams: History of the United States During the Administrations o…. LOA N°32. A champion of America’s great writers and timeless works, Library of America guides readers in finding and exploring the exceptional writing that reflects the nation’s history and culture.
Henry Brooks Adams was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, Abraham Lincoln's ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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