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The Education of Henry Adams is an extended meditation on the social, technological, political, and intellectual changes that occurred over Adams's lifetime.Adams concluded that his traditional education failed to help him come to terms with these rapid changes, hence, his need for self-education.The organizing thread of the book is how the "proper" schooling and other aspects of his youth was time wasted,thus, his search for self-education through experiences, friendships, and reading.
Page Count:
534
Publication Date:
2017-06-27
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-10:
1548380172
ISBN-13:
9781548380175