The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams explores Henry's youth, where winters in Boston are confined by rules, but summers in Quincy bring freedom, hope, and a close relationship with his grandfather, former president John Quincy Adams. Throughout his life, Henry protests the limits of formal education, believing there to be too much emphasis on memorizing and too little cultivation of true intellectual curiosity. Today's readers still find Henry Adams' ideas insightful.
As a boy, Henry spends summers in
