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- État
- Book Title
- The Texas Book: Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the Un...
- ISBN
- 0292714297
- EAN
- 9780292714298
- Date of Publication
- 20061101
- Release Title
- The Texas Book: Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the Un...
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292714297
ISBN-13
9780292714298
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52331972
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Texas Book : Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University
Publication Year
2006
Subject
United States / State & Local / General, Higher, History
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, History
Series
Focus on American History Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
37.1 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-004520
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
An utterly fascinating tour through both the triumphs and the warts of UT's story. . . . It is absorbing reading for anyone who has a fascination, either loyal, antagonistic, or mixed, with the sprawling empire situated in the heart of our city and state.
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Table Of Content
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionRichard A. HollandProfilesJ. Frank Dobie: A ReappraisalDon GrahamThe Woman Who Ran Ransom's UniversityHarold BillingsSome Blues for a TrioChad OliverA Particular Friend of Shakespeare'sWilliam HauptmanOn Richard Fleming: Tribute to Richard T. Fleming at Memorial Services, March 16, 1973Joe B. FrantzThirteen Ways of Looking at Chairman FrankRichard A. HollandAmérico Paredes and Rancho UT AustinJosé LimónThe Week James Michener DiedJames MagnusonHistoryGeorge W. Brackenridge, George W. Littlefield, and the Shadow of the PastRichard A. HollandWhen the Poor Boys Ruled the Campus: A Requiem for B. HallDavid DettmerCampus Architecture: The Heroic DecadesLawrence SpeckBlacks Challenge the White UniversityMichael L. GilletteGoing Towards a Great Library at Texas: Harry Ransom's Acquisition of the T. E. Hanley CollectionRichard OramThe University Interscholastic League and the Integration of Texas High School AthleticsBobby HawthorneThe View from the TowerJohn SchwartzDesegregation, Affirmative Action, and the Ten-Percent LawDouglas LaycockReminiscencesFrom Cottonwood to the Capital: The University YearsMeade F. GriffinThe Search for William E. HindsWalter Prescott WebbFrom Mississippi to Texas and BackWillie MorrisHairy Ranger, Wonder Wart-hog, and the Sweet Young Thing: Interviews with Texas Ranger Editors Frank Stack and Pat BrownRichard A. HollandThe Times They Were A'Changin'Betty Sue FlowersRemembering TexasJ. M. CoetzeeThe Last BastionJulius WhittierConviction Values: Two SpeechesBarbara Jordan
Synopsis
As the University of Texas at Austin celebrates its 125th anniversary, it can justly claim to be a university of the first class, as mandated in the Texas Constitution. The university's faculty and student body include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur genius award, and Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships, as well as members of learned societies all over the world. UT's athletic programs are said to be the best overall in the United States, and its libraries, museums, and archives are lauded in every educated part of the world. Texas alumni have made their marks in law, engineering, geology, business, journalism, and all fields of the sciences, arts, and entertainment. The Texas Book gathers together personality profiles, historical essays, and first-person reminiscences to create an informal, highly readable history of UT. Many fascinating characters appear in these pages, including visionary president and Ransom Center founder Harry Huntt Ransom, contrarian English professor and Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie, legendary regent and lightning rod Frank C. Erwin, and founder of the field of Mexican American Studies, Americo Paredes. episodes in the university's history, including recurring attacks on the school by politicians and regents, the institution's history of segregation and struggles to become a truly diverse university, the sixties' protest movements, and the Tower sniper shooting. Rounding off the collection are reminiscences by former and current students and faculty, including Walter Prescott Webb, Willie Morris, Betty Sue Flowers, J. M. Coetzee, and Barbara Jordan, who capture the spirit of the campus at moments in time that defined their eras., As the University of Texas at Austin celebrates its 125th anniversary, it can justly claim to be a "university of the first class," as mandated in the Texas Constitution. The university's faculty and student body include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur "genius award," and Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships, as well as members of learned societies all over the world. UT's athletic programs are said to be the best overall in the United States, and its libraries, museums, and archives are lauded in every educated part of the world. Texas alumni have made their marks in law, engineering, geology, business, journalism, and all fields of the sciences, arts, and entertainment. The Texas Book gathers together personality profiles, historical essays, and first-person reminiscences to create an informal, highly readable history of UT. Many fascinating characters appear in these pages, including visionary president and Ransom Center founder Harry Huntt Ransom, contrarian English professor and Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie, legendary regent and lightning rod Frank C. Erwin, and founder of the field of Mexican American Studies, Amrico Paredes. The historical pieces recall some of the most dramatic and challenging episodes in the university's history, including recurring attacks on the school by politicians and regents, the institution's history of segregation and struggles to become a truly diverse university, the sixties' protest movements, and the Tower sniper shooting. Rounding off the collection are reminiscences by former and current students and faculty, including Walter Prescott Webb, Willie Morris, Betty Sue Flowers, J. M. Coetzee, and Barbara Jordan, who capture the spirit of the campus at moments in time that defined their eras., An informal, highly readable history of the University of Texas at Austin told through the stories of some of its most colorful characters and era-defining events., As the University of Texas at Austin celebrates its 125th anniversary, it can justly claim to be a "university of the first class," as mandated in the Texas Constitution. The university's faculty and student body include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur "genius award," and Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships, as well as members of learned societies all over the world. UT's athletic programs are said to be the best overall in the United States, and its libraries, museums, and archives are lauded in every educated part of the world. Texas alumni have made their marks in law, engineering, geology, business, journalism, and all fields of the sciences, arts, and entertainment. The Texas Book gathers together personality profiles, historical essays, and first-person reminiscences to create an informal, highly readable history of UT. Many fascinating characters appear in these pages, including visionary president and Ransom Center founder Harry Huntt Ransom, contrarian English professor and Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie, legendary regent and lightning rod Frank C. Erwin, and founder of the field of Mexican American Studies, Ameacute; rico Paredes. The historical pieces recall some of the most dramatic and challenging episodes in the university's history, including recurring attacks on the school by politicians and regents, the institution's history of segregation and struggles to become a truly diverse university, the sixties' protest movements, and the Tower sniper shooting. Rounding off the collection are reminiscences by former and current students and faculty, including Walter Prescott Webb, Willie Morris, Betty Sue Flowers, J. M. Coetzee, and BarbaraJordan, who capture the spirit of the campus at moments in time that defined their eras.
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LD5333.T49 2006
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