Timeline
Lifetime:
1838 -
1918
Passed: ≈
106 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Henry Brooks Adams
Books by Henry Brooks Adams
Education of Henry Adams
History
Philosophy
Memoir
Non-Fiction
19th century
Education
Progress
Identity
Social Change
American History
20th century
Political thought
Self-reflection
Personal growth
Historical Context
Modernization
The Education of Henry Adams, published posthumously in 1918, is a deeply personal and intellectually stimulating memoir by Henry Adams. It chronicles the author's journey through a rapidly changing America, from the antebellum era to the dawn of the...
Democracy - An American Novel
Satire
Fiction
Political Science
Drama
Novel
Marriage
19th century
Power
Politics
Social Class
Corruption
Ambition
social commentary
Political satire
Gilded Age
Washington DC
American Politics
Published anonymously in 1880, *Democracy* is a satirical novel that offers a sharp critique of American politics during the Gilded Age. The story follows Madeleine Lee, a young widow who moves to Washington D.C. seeking a deeper understanding of the...