Letter, 1875, May 24.

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Letter, 1875, May 24.

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Letter from a prominent American historian to a friend discussing his ideas for a new political party and disillusionment with the Grant Administration and with middle-age and academia. Adams mentions his grandfather's "Memoirs" and his own publication of Palgrave's poems.

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Adams, Henry, 1838-1918

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Henry Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams, was educated at Harvard and served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, when he was Minister to England. He rejected a political career to teach history at Harvard and edit The North American review, 1870-1877, then returned to Washington. He wrote prolifically on many subjects and is best known for his Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1904) and The education of Henry Adams (1907). From the description of Henry Adam...