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Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler /
To those who loved him, like Teddy Roosevelt, he was ""Nicholas Miraculous, "" the fabled educator who had a hand in everything; to those who did not, like novelist Upton Sinclair, he was ""the intellectual leader of the American plutocracy, "" a champion of &...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | To those who loved him, like Teddy Roosevelt, he was ""Nicholas Miraculous, "" the fabled educator who had a hand in everything; to those who did not, like novelist Upton Sinclair, he was ""the intellectual leader of the American plutocracy, "" a champion of ""false and cruel ideals."" Ezra Pound branded him ""one of the more loathsome figures"" of the age. Whether celebrated or despised, Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) was an irresistible force who helped shape American history. With wit and irony, Rosenthal investigates Butler's rise to prominence as president of Columbia University, which h |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (545 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231539524 0231539525 |