Education of Henry Adams : An Autobiography

English

Series: American Heritage Library

ISBN: 0395083524

EAN: 9780395083529

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Historical

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division

Release Date: 01/01/1899

Synopsis: A scion of the famous Adams family of American statesmen, historian Henry Adams crafted this well-known autobiographical work, which reflects his constant search for order in a world of chaos. He cast himself as a modern everyman, seeking coherence in a fragmented universe and concluding that his education was inadequate for the demands of modern society.

Awards: Pulitzer Prize – null 

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Education of Henry Adams : An Autobiography

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Weight: 21.16 oz