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Mont st michel and chartres5/22/2023 Adams graduated from Harvard University in 1858 before traveling through Europe on a grand tour. Through his mother, he was related to the Brooks family of wealthy merchants. Born in Boston, Adams was the grandson of statesman and lawyer John Quincy Adams on his father’s side. Henry Adams (1838-1918) was an American historian and memoirist. This work is a wonderful companion novel to the author's autobiography. Mary, the debate between William of Champaux and Peter Abelard, and the ideas of St. The great cathedrals of France served as inspiration for this work, in which Adams also delves into the Catholic views of St. The work is a detailed exploration of medieval society, its poetry, mysticism and philosophy, written through his examination of Gothic architecture, sculpture and stained glass. American architect Ralph Adams Cram pushed for the public release of the novel in 1913, with the support of the American Institute of Architects. One of his less well-known, but equally brilliant, novels was privately published in 1904: "Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres". Henry Adams (1838-1918), grandson of President John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of President John Adams, was a journalist, historian and novelist who, in 1919, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography "The Education of Henry Adams".
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