Henry Adams
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Education, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Adams was a first-rate historian who wrote several biographies and the monumental nine-volume History of the United States of America (1889-1891), covering the administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. His two most famous works are interconnected and autobiographical: Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1904) and The Education of Henry Adams (1907).
Early Life
Henry Brooks Adams was born February 16, 1838, the fourth of five children of Charles Francis Adams and Abigail Brown Brooks. His father was a cold and distant figure,...
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