1912 The Young Henry Adams, by Ernest Samuels (read 3 Mar 1985) Henry Adams was a grandson of John Quincy Adams, and was born 16 Feb 1838. This is a book published in 1948 and is the first volume of a 3-volume biography. It is really very good. This first volume takes him up to 1877. I have not read his historical writings, but have read Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres as well as The Education of Henry Adams. He was a brilliant person, and I would like to read some of his magazine articles and the like. There is so much to read. ( )