The author of this work contrasts himself with his friend Clarence King, who introduces him to people in the Geological Survey, after he had assumed the editorship of the North American Review and wrote an article exposing the attempts of Jay Gould to corner the gold market. The book ends without any mention of the author's dead wife, Marian Hooper. The idea that history is accelerating is central to this work, and is described in the essay "The 
The author of this work contrasts himself with his friend Clarence King, who introduces him to people in the Geological Survey, after he had assumed the editorship of the North American Review and wrote an article exposing the attempts of Jay Gould to corner the gold market. The book ends without any mention of the author's dead wife, Marian Hooper. The idea that history is accelerating is central to this work, and is described in the essay "The Virgin and the Dynamo." For 10 points, identify this autobiographical work by the author of Esther and Democracy, known for being the grandson of John Quincy Adams.
The author of this work contrasts himself with his friend Clarence King, who introduces him to people in the Geological Survey, after he had assumed the editorship of the North American Review and wrote an article exposing the attempts of Jay Gould to corner the gold market.
{The Education of Henry Adams}