Henry Adams

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...

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...

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...

Thid unsurpassed work illuminates the unpopular, blunder-filled War of 1812.

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...

Thomas Hart Benton, arguably the single most controversial figure in the history of American art, played a major role in shaping three separate movements in American art: the early American modernism of the 1910s and '20s; the Reigonalism of the 1930s (a movement he led in partnership with Grant Wood); and finally (through his influence on his pupil Jackson Pollock) the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s. Benton was also a notable writer, whose autobiography,...