Henry Adams
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Henry Adams (1838-1918) was author of The Education of Henry Adams, two novels, and numerous hooks and articles.
This first paperback facsimile of the classic 1913 edition includes thirteen photographs and numerous illustrations of the great cathedrals of Northern France. Henry Adams referred to this book as "A Study of Thirteenth-Century Unity," and its expansive scope, together with the author's deep understanding of the period, makes it a classic...
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John Randolph, known as John Randolph of Roanoke, represented Virginia in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and once famously stated, "I am an aristocrat. I love liberty, I hate equality." Ideal for history buffs, Henry Adams's biography of this prominent politician examines Randolph's tumultuous career and disdainfully covers his preference for Jeffersonian policies rather than the Federalist politics of Adams's own ancestors.
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As the Grandson of President John Quincy Adams and the Great Grandson of President John Adams, Henry Brooks Adams saw himself as a failure by comparison to the lofty accomplishments of his ancestors. This inferiority complex is quite visible in "The Education of Henry Adams", the autobiography of the author and an important document of 19th century American history and political life. Adams, a historian, journalist, and novelist shows in this great...
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Embark on a journey into the past with Henry Adams as he brings two of France's most striking medieval landmarks to life in vivid detail. With rich imagination and insight, Adams immerses readers in the world of twelfth-century Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres when these architectural marvels were newly constructed.
Adams meticulously conjures the atmosphere, values and social dynamics that produced such ambitious church monuments centuries ago. Through...
5) Esther
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Esther is a free-thinking young woman who enjoys her independence. Her strained relationship with her father usually keeps her far from the church, until she is hired to paint a mural for a Christian church in New York. There, the pastor, Stephen, is in awe of Esther's work. He makes a consistent effort to connect with her, memorized by her talent. Though she initially recoils from his attention, Esther starts to fall in love with Stephen after he...
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Experience the charged world of Washington D.C. politics in Henry Adams' thrilling 1880 novel Democracy. When a wealthy young widow named Madeleine Lee arrives in the capital, she is swept into its social scene. A chance meeting with Senator Silas P. Ratcliffe leads to a tentative romance, as Madeleine believes she can positively influence the charismatic politician. However, as she navigates more of the powerful elite, her naïve idealism about democracy...
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Many great artists have had at least intermittent doubts about their own abilities. But The Education of Henry Adams is surely one of the few masterpieces to issue directly from a raging inferiority complex. The author, to be sure, had bigger shoes to fill than most of us. Both his grandfather and great-grandfather were U.S. presidents. His father, a relative underachiever, scraped by as a member of Congress and ambassador to the Court of St. James....
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Using architecture, sculpture, culture and history, Adams humanizes the medieval period and provides valuable insight on religious philosophy. Mont-Saint Michel and Chartes provides a background and description of the construction of two French landmarks built in the 11th century. The Mont-Saint Michel cathedral was built during a militant time; it was not enough to simply be steadfast in one's own beliefs, but also to make others believe them. Religious...
10) Democracy
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Democracy: An American Novel (1880) is a novel by Henry Adams. Published anonymously, Democracy: An American Novel draws on Adams' experience as a political journalist in Washington, DC who worked to expose corruption in American government. Although fictional, the novel is viewed as a commentary on the presidential administrations of the 1870s and political atmospheres surrounding each. "For reasons which many persons thought ridiculous, Mrs. Lightfoot...
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The Library of America volume 14
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Distributed by the Viking Press
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c1983
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Library of America volume 31-32
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Literary Classics of the United States
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1986.
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