The most popular programs for the Adams, Henry Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=26 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 14:18:49 GMT The program looks at the Gilded Age with an exploration of the works of Henry Adams, including his Pulitzer Prize winning "The Education of Henry Adams". Adams was the great-grandson of John Adams and the grandson of John Quincy Adams. He graduated from Harvard in 1858 and embarked on a grand tour of Europe. From 1861 to 1868 he acted as his father's private secretary in London, where his father was serving as a diplomat. On several trips to France, Adams examined medieval Christendom, and in the much-admired Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1913) he described the medieval worldview as reflected in its cathedrals. The Education Of Henry Adams (1918) remains Adams's best-known work and one of the most distinguished of all autobiographies; it was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1919, and in 2000 a distinguished panel named it the greatest American work of nonfiction of the 20th century. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165131-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165131-1 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT Professor Morris wrote the introduction to the new Modern Library edition of Henry Adams' autobiography, [The Education of Henry Adams]. The autobiography was named the greatest work of U.S. nonfiction of the twentieth century by a distinguished panel last year. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165398-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165398-1 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT As part of a conference titled, "Henry Adams and the Need to Know," the participants discussed Professor Lagayette's paper on "Henry Adams and the World," followed by audience participation. The paper focused on Adams' ideas about travel as an educational pursuit. Mr. Chalfant, the author of [The Biography of Henry Adams], was a member of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164381-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164381-2 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT As part of a conference titled, "Henry Adams and the Need to Know," scholars discussed and compared their work on "Henry Adams and the Life of the Mind." They also responded to audience questions and comments. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164381-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164381-5 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT As part of a conference titled, "Henry Adams and the Need to Know," the participants discussed Professor Maine's paper on "Henry Adams Through Art" followed by audience participation. The paper focused on Adams' role as an interpreter and reader of portraits by John Singer Sargent. Slides were shown of many of the works of art owned by Adams. Ms. Kaledin is the author of [The Education of Mrs. Henry Adams]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164381-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164381-3 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Cobble talked about the Adams Historical Park, the house, its library, and the garden. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165396-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165396-1 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165395-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165395-1 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT A quote was read from Henry Adams' book, [The Session]. Mr. Ritchie talked about Henry Adams writing as a political correspondent for a magazine in late 1860s, and compared him with other journalists of the time. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165397-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165397-1 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT