num_pages: 467
description: An eye-opening profile of the greatest historian of the nineteenth century assesses the seminal role and influence of Henry Adams on the study of history, discussing his use of archival sources, firsthand reportage, eyewitness accounts, and other techniques that transformed historical study and created a paradoxical view of American history that still informs modern-day policy. 60,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Henry Adams and the Making of America
titlecomplete: Henry Adams and the Making of America
characters: Henry Adams
genres: American, Americana, Politics, Biography, American History, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 125
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Adult Nonfiction
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt