Henry Adams: The Education of Henry Adams, Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres

Henry Adamsis a collection of works by the historian and 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. The posting influenced the younger man through the experience of wartime diplomacy, and absorption in English culture, especially the works of John Stuart Mill. After the American Civil War, he became a political journalist who entertained America's foremost intellectuals at his homes in Washington and Boston.Henry Adams collection includes:The Education of Henry Adams (with audiobook)Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Read more