The Education of Henry Adams

Henry Brooks Adams

The Education of Henry Adams is listed as the number one non-fiction book in the English language by The Modern Library. Henry Brooks Adams, a Harvard professor of History and a scion of the Adams political dynasty, was raised a proper Bostonian and educated in the classics, as was the tradition. He came of age at the start of the Civil War and served in government and academia during a long career that spanned a half century of astonishing growth and change in the United States, a period sometimes described as the Second Industrial Revolution and which he terms a “dynamo”. His chronicle is a unique blend of autobiography, memoir, and meditation that dwells on the social, political, intellectual, and technological changes that occurred during his lifetime. It is unusual in its third person narration and is frequently sarcastic and humorously self-deprecating. Adams makes it clear that his formal preparation was thoroughly inadequate to comprehend the emerging world, especially in the areas of science and mathematics, and argues strongly for the value of experience and self-education. The book began as a private limited edition for friends in 1907. It was not intended for publication, which may explain why he largely ignores family life, focusing his introspection on areas likely to be of professional interest to his colleagues. It was published in 1918 after his death at the urging of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1919. Readers ever since have been transported by his canny ability to make dusty historical events and social trends come alive through his personal relationships and experiences. As such, The Education of Henry Adams is an indispensable document to understanding a vital period in American history and culture.

Product Details

Read by: Jeanie
Length:  17 hours 32 minutes
Type: Solo reading
Media:  MP3 CD 
Package: CD jacket 
Item No.:  CJ-1045
EAN:  0674012594927
List Price:  $11.99  

Credits


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Book Coordinator: Jeannie
Meta Coordinator: Diana Majlinger

Artwork
Cover: Harvard graduation photo of Henry Adams 1858 by George Kendall Warren (1828 - 1888).
DVD Inset: Photo of Henry Adams c. 1885 by  William Notman (1826–1891).
DVD Insert background: Drawing of Henry Adams by James Brooks Potter

The Recordings

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The Recordings

These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. The readings were recorded by members of Librivox.org, which has generously made the recordings available to the public domain. While Librivox condones the sale and distribution of these recordings, it is not associated with the management or operations of MP3 Audiobook Classics. The audio files have been edited and engineered using professional audio tools for maximum sonic quality. We spend considerable time and effort to ensure the recordings are free of noise, equalized for maximum listener pleasure, and that tracks are leveled and normalized to provide a consistent listening experience.

Table of Contents

Track Chapter Length
01 00 - Editor's Preface and Preface 8:17
02 01 - Chapter 01 41:56
03 02 - Chapter 02 34:44
04 03 - Chapter 03 30:12
05 04 - Chapter 04 33:32
06 05 - Chapter 05 25:53
07 06 - Chapter 06 32:49
08 07 - Chapter 07 24:53
09 08 - Chapter 08 39:17
10 09 - Chapter 09 35:50
11 10 - Chapter 10 48:54
12 11 - Chapter 11 26:33
13 12 - Chapter 12 30:01
14 13 - Chapter 13 28:35
15 14 - Chapter 14 31:49
16 15 - Chapter 15 27:58
17 16 - Chapter 16 36:36
18 17 - Chapter 17 26:56
19 18 - Chapter 18 32:19
20 19 - Chapter 19 31:51
21 20 - Chapter 20 31:22
22 21 - Chapter 21 36:42
23 22 - Chapter 22 30:57
24 23 - Chapter 23 31:43
25 24 - Chapter 24 35:18
26 25 - Chapter 25 24:58
27 26 - Chapter 26 24:15
28 27 - Chapter 27 27:02
29 28 - Chapter 28 19:04
30 29 - Chapter 29 20:16
31 30 - Chapter 30 25:54
32 31 - Chapter 31 26:18
33 32 - Chapter 32 23:06
34 33 - Chapter 33 31:41
35 34 - Chapter 34 20:11
36 35 - Chapter 35 14:17

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