Download or read book The James Family written by F.O. Matthiessen and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profile of the extraordinary nineteenth-century American family recounts their reactions to one another, to contemporary writers and thinkers, and to major issues in American cultural history, tracing the lives and careers of Henry James, Sr., philosopher William James, influential author Henry James, and Alice James.