The Education of Henry Adams

2016 Reprint of 1918 Edition. The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918) in his later years to come to terms with the dawning 20th century so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907 Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial publication had to await its authors 1918 death whereupon it won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize....See More