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Henry Adams

1838 - 1918
14 books

Background

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Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a 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.

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The Education of Henry Adams

Adams, Henry, 1838-1918

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Cover of The Life of Albert Gallatin

The Life of Albert Gallatin

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

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Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres

Cathédrale de Chartres

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Cover of History of the United States of America, Volume 1 (of 9) : $b During the first administration of Thomas Jefferson

History of the United States of America, Volume 1 (of 9) : $b During the first administration of Thomas Jefferson

United States

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Democracy, an American novel

Legislators

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Cover of History of the United States of America, Volume 7 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of James Madison

History of the United States of America, Volume 7 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of James Madison

United States

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History of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of James Madison

United States

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History of the United States of America, Volume 6 (of 9) : $b During the first administration of James Madison

United States

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History of the United States of America, Volume 2 (of 9) : $b During the first administration of Thomas Jefferson

United States

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History of the United States of America, Volume 8 (of 9) : $b During the second administration of James Madison

United States

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