The Education of Henry Adams
Author | : Henry Adams |
Publisher | : The Floating Press |
Total Pages | : 774 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781775414421 |
ISBN-13 | : 1775414426 |
Rating | : 4/5 (426 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Education of Henry Adams written by Henry Adams and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Education of Henry Adams is the autobiography of the Bostonian Henry Adams. As he approached his seventieth birthday when "the mind wakes to find itself looking blankly into the void of death," Adams wrote and privately printed 100 copies of his "Education", a reflection on the incredible events of the 19th century. Adams meditates on his sense of disorientation with the scientific and technological expansion over his lifetime. After his death the book was commercially published, going on to become a best-seller and to win the Pulitzer Prize.