Adams, Henry (1838-1918)

Content courtesy of

From: American Eras
Date: 19970101
Author:

Henry Adams (1838-1918)

Source

Historian, writer

Illustrious Family. Born in Massachusetts in 1838, Henry Adams was descended from a long line of distinguished American statesmen. His great-grandfather John Adams and grandfather John Quincy Adams had both served as president of the United States, and his father, Charles Francis Adams, was a congressman and diplomat. His childhood instilled in him a belief in the virtues of public duty and political service, and as a youth he had little reason to doubt that he, too, would advance to national public office as an adult. Adams ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Henry Adams

Henry Brooks Adams

Adams, Henry (1838-1918)

Henry Adams & the Southern Question

A Massachusetts Yankee in the Court of Charleston: Jasper Adams, College President in Antebellum South Carolina

The Selected Letters of Henry Adams.

The education of Henry Adams; a centennial version.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Henry Adams and the Southern Question

Henry Adams and the Southern Question.(Book review)

Adams, Henry

Henry Adams is the subject of a colloquium and lectures by Garry Wills at Yale.

Find More Articles

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.