The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
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"The Education of Henry Adams" by Henry Adams is an autobiography privately circulated in 1907 and published commercially in 1918. Written in the third person, it chronicles Adams's struggle to understand the rapidly changing 20th century—so different from his 19th-century upbringing. Despite his privileged background as descendant of two presidents, Adams concludes his traditional education failed him. He critiques educational theory while meditating on technological revolutions, scientific breakthroughs, and political transformations that
bewildered him, driving his lifelong quest for self-education through experience and reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 |
| Title | The Education of Henry Adams |
| Original Publication | [S.l.] : The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1918 |
| Note | HTML |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Education_of_Henry_Adams |
| Credits | Produced by Richard Fane |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E151: History: America: United States |
| Subject | Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 |
| Subject | Historians -- United States -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2044 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-02044-0 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2000 |
| Last Update | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3197 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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