The Education of Henry Adams | Summary
Early Years
Beginning at his birth, Adams’ describes himself as being at the mercy of historical forces. He was born into a family with a founding father and second president of the nation, the sixth president, and the historical inertia of Boston’s seat of the War for Independence against Great Britain. Adams comments on these forces and the way in which they display themselves while his earliest years are divided between the Brooks’ home in Boston and the Adams’ house in Quincy. After relating a remarkable lesson in discipline, taught to him by his grandfather,...
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