You did yourselves credit by choosing Democracy by Henry Adams. Like O, and the Clinton-era Primary Colors before it, Democracy was an anonymously published roman à clef, causing a stir in ...

At age 20, Henry Adams (1838-1918) aspired to become president of the United States. His hopes were not realized. He planned to study law, but that didn’t work out either. He was a middling ...

Henry Adams, the grandson and great-grandson of presidents, produced a huge body of groundbreaking work in his lifetime (1838-1918) on American history, politics and society. The frequently ...

By Amy S. Greenberg THE LAST AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams By David S. Brown Bushes, Roosevelts, Kennedys, Clintons: Where would any of them be ...

He spoke about the life of Henry Adams, the grandson of John Quincy Adams, including a claim by the 19th century author that Napoleon planned on setting up a French empire West of the United States.