ABOUT HENRY ADAMS
An American novelist, historian, and journalist active during the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries, he is known for works such as Esther: A Novel and the nine-volume History of the United States During the Administration of Thomas Jefferson .
He graduated from Harvard University in 1858 and subsequently toured Europe.
His memoir, The Education of Henry Adams, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
He and his three brothers were born into a prominent Boston family. He married Clover Hooper in 1872.
His grandfather was John Quincy Adams .
