This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable p...
One of U.S. history's most eminent figures, Thomas Jefferson is as elusive as he is revered. The Private Jefferson opens a window onto the third president's inner life by exploring the single largest cache of Thomas Jefferson's private papers, held--to the surprise of many--at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Essays by Peter S. Onuf (-The State of the World: Thomas Jefferson's Political Vision-), Andrea Wulf (-Revolutionary Gardens: Jefferson, Politics, and Plants-), and Henry Adams (-The Architectural Jefferson: The Draftsman and His Ideals-) underscore aspects of Jefferson's...
One of U.S. history's most eminent figures, Thomas Jefferson is as elusive as he is revered. The Private Jefferson opens a window onto the t...
One of U.S. history's most eminent figures, Thomas Jefferson is as elusive as he is revered. The Private Jefferson opens a window onto the third president's inner life by exploring the single largest cache of Thomas Jefferson's private papers, held--to the surprise of many--at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Essays by Peter S. Onuf (-The State of the World: Thomas Jefferson's Political Vision-), Andrea Wulf (-Revolutionary Gardens: Jefferson, Politics, and Plants-), and Henry Adams (-The Architectural Jefferson: The Draftsman and His Ideals-) underscore aspects of Jefferson's...
One of U.S. history's most eminent figures, Thomas Jefferson is as elusive as he is revered. The Private Jefferson opens a window onto the t...
2016 Reprint of 1918 Edition. "The Education of Henry Adams" records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in his later years, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial publication had to await its author's 1918 death, whereupon it won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. The Modern Library placed it first in a list of the top 100 English-language nonfiction...
2016 Reprint of 1918 Edition. "The Education of Henry Adams" records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in his later years, to come to...
