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    The Last American Aristocrat

    Historian David S. Brown recounted the life of early 20th century American writer and intellectual Henry Adams. This program was part of the virtual 2021 Tucson Festival of Books.

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    Henry Adams Through Art

    As part of a conference titled, “Henry Adams and the Need to Know,” the participants discussed Professor Maine’s paper on “Henry Adams Through Art” followed by audience participation. The pa…

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    Writings of Henry Adams

    The program looks at the Gilded Age with an exploration of the works of Henry Adams, including his Pulitzer Prize winning "The Education of Henry Adams". Adams was the great-grandson of John…

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    Henry Adams and the Life of the Mind

    As part of a conference titled, “Henry Adams and the Need to Know,” scholars discussed and compared their work on “Henry Adams and the Life of the Mind.” They also responded to audience que…

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    The Education of Henry Adams

    Professor Morris wrote the introduction to the new Modern Library edition of Henry Adams' autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams. The autobiography was named the greatest work of U.S. n…

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    Henry Adams and the World

    As part of a conference titled, “Henry Adams and the Need to Know,” the participants discussed Professor Lagayette’s paper on “Henry Adams and the World,” followed by audience participation.…

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    Adams National Historical Park

    Ms. Cobble talked about the Adams Historical Park, the house, its library, and the garden.

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    The Session

    A quote was read from Henry Adams' book, The Session. Donald Ritchie talked about Henry Adams writing as a political correspondent for a magazine in late 1860s, and compared him with other j…

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    Henry Adams

    At the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Celeste Walker discussed the Adams Papers collection. The collection contains papers from President Adams and other Adams family members in…

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