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Henry Adams

The Major Phase

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ISBN 9780674432529

Publication Date: 01/01/1964

687 pages

Belknap Press

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  • Preface
  • 1. The Paradoxes of Polynesia
  • 2. Between Worlds
  • 3. Journey into Chaos
  • 4. Brothers in Prophecy
  • 5. Behind the Scenes
  • 6. New England Gothic
  • 7. Thirteenth Century Unity
  • 8. The Shield of Protection
  • 9. Twentieth Century Multiplicity
  • 10. The Teacher of Teachers
  • 11. Doyen of the Historical School
  • 12. The Benevolent Sage
  • 13. The Abandoning Universe
  • Appendix A: The Travels of Henry Adams
  • Appendix B: The Writings of Henry Adams
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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