With Age Comes Wisdom - Henry Adam

Henry Adam's was born February 16, 1838, in the United States of America. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all either presidents or congressmen. Adams was a very talented novelist and historian who published many books. Adams also was a professor of history at Harvard. His most famous Pulitzer Prize winning essay called "The Education of Henry Adams" is an autobiography about Adams' education at Harvard College class of 1858. His essay goes on to discredit Harvard's educational …

…fix the world in day. He out grew this stage, as most of us do, and, he then realized that he may have been too critical of Harvard. He is so discriminating of Harvard and, I believe that is because he was of a younger mind set. Teenagers are synonymous with being a rebellious free spirits and, I think Adams is no different. His harsh scrutiny of Harvard was only a product of his age.