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The Education of Henry Adams

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The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, 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. (Introduction by Wikipedia) (17 hr 37 min)

Chapters

Editor's Preface and Preface

8:22

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Chapter 1: Quincy (1838-1848)

42:08

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Chapter 2: Boston (1848-1854)

34:56

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Chapter 3: Washington (1850-1854)

30:21

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Chapter 4: Harvard College (1854-1858)

33:43

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Chapter 5: Berlin (1858-1859)

26:00

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Chapter 6: Rome (1859-1860)

33:02

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Chapter 7: Treason (1860-1861)

25:04

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Chapter 8: Diplomacy (1861)

39:32

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Chapter 9: Foes or Friends (1862)

36:03

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Chapter 10: Political Morality (1862)

49:12

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Chapter 11: The Battle of the Rams (1863)

26:40

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Chapter 12: Eccentricity (1863)

30:10

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Chapter 13: The Perfection of Human Society (1864)

28:42

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Chapter 14: Dilettantism (1865-1866)

32:01

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Chapter 15: Darwinism (1867-1868)

28:05

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Chapter 16: The Press (1868)

36:50

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Chapter 17: President Grant (1869)

27:03

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Chapter 18: Free Fight (1869-1870)

32:27

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Chapter 19: Chaos (1870)

32:05

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Chapter 20: Failure (1871)

31:30

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Chapter 21: Twenty Years After (1892)

36:52

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Chapter 22: Chicago (1893)

31:04

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Chapter 23: Silence (1894-1898)

31:57

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Chapter 24: Indian Summer (1898-1899)

35:32

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Chapter 25: The Dynamo and the Virgin (1900)

25:03

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Chapter 26: Twilight (1901)

24:20

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Chapter 27: Teufelsdrockh (1901)

27:09

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Chapter 28: The Height of Knowledge (1902)

19:08

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Chapter 29: The Abyss of Ignorance (1902)

20:20

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Chapter 30: Vis Inertiae (1903)

26:00

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Chapter 31: The Grammar of Science (1903)

26:24

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Chaoter 32: Vis Nova (1903-1904)

23:11

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Chapter 33: A Dynamic Theory of History (1904)

31:55

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Chapter 34: A Law of Acceleration (1904)

20:16

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Chapter 35: Nunc Age (1905)

14:20

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Bewertungen

(4 Sterne)

I used this recording when I wasn't able to read the book. The reader is excellent and clear in both pronunciation and conveying the meaning of the content.

(5 Sterne)

Very fine reading!! Adams, however, diminishes in acuity after 1890; very witty and insightful before that.

(5 Sterne)

An excellent trading, clear and well paced. The reader's voice is extremely pleasant.