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Henry Adams

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry Adams 1838-1918, American writer and historian, b. Boston; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807-86). He was secretary (1861-68) to his father, then U.S. minister to Great Britain. Upon his return to the United States, having already abandoned the law and seeing no opportunity in the traditional Adams vocation of politics, he briefly pursued journalism. He reluctantly accepted (1870) an offer to teach medieval history at Harvard, but nonetheless stayed on seven years and also edited (1870-76) the North American Review. In 1877 Adams moved to Washington, D.C., his home thereafter.... Read more
Henry Brooks Adams
...Chartres" and "The Education of Henry Adams." Henry Adams was born in Boston on Feb. 16...Charles Francis and Abigail Brooks Adams. Henry's mother was the daughter of...and science. During this period Henry Adams published three long and promising... Read more
Adams, Henry (1838-1918)
Henry Adams (1838-1918) Historian, writer Illustrious Family. Born in Massachusetts in 1838, Henry Adams was descended from a long line of distinguished...x2019; s. A Passion for History. In 1868 Henry Adams returned to Washington and, appalled by... Read more

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