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Book Title
Nicholas Miraculous: The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Ni
ISBN
9780374299941
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374299943
ISBN-13
9780374299941
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46920022

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Nicholas Miraculous : the Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler
Publication Year
2006
Subject
General, Higher
Type
Textbook
Author
Michael Rosenthal
Subject Area
Education, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-014198
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A first-rate biography of Butler, rescuing him from obscurity and describing the sometimes neglected political history of Butler's era . . . A compelling read, opening a window on the world of early 20th century politics and explaining the rise of the modern university in America." --Vincent Cannato, "New York"" Post""" "[A] vividly written and meticulously researched biography . . . ["Nicholas Miraculous"] is a must for those concerned with the development of college and university education from its dry days in the nineteenth century to its bristling status today." --Louis Auchincloss, "BookForum""" "Even before he died, or as some say, died out, Butler was out of fashion, out of date, and therefore out of the American mind, which if it yet exists will require this savory memorandum of what a great man was once considered likely to be. It is Rosenthal's saucy distinction to be aware of all these 'outs' and equally aware of the larger and longer 'in'; what is centrally important about Butler propels him and his subject to necessary attention in our moment when so much has been taken away. A restorative, even a curative book." --Richard Howard "Masterful narration, a firm grasp of historical context, and an endless supply of anecdotes, both amusing and appalling, propel this major biography of a seminal figure in American education and political life. Writing with a stiletto-sharp pen, Michael Rosenthal brings back to clamorous life the tireless self-promoter who was Nicholas Murray Butler. A big, boisterous, and valuable book." --Laurence Bergreen "Though his name is surprisingly little known, Nicholas Murray Butler was one of the most illustrious and influential Americans ofthe first half of the twentieth century, though he is largely forgotten today. In every way an outsized personality, he was at once a gifted yet imperious administrator and a canny, self-promoting egotist, a pioneering advocate for the modern university yet also a diehard establishment figure who resisted social change. His many-faceted career embraces much of the history of his times. Michael Rosenthal's sardonic portrait is wonderfully readable and illuminating, critical of the man but respectful of his achievement in creating a great university and bending it to his will for more than four decades." --Morris Dickstein "An elegant, richly detailed and irresistibly readable portrait of a man who was arguably the greatest academic careerist and institution builder of the twentieth century. Michael Rosenthal has crafted an epic and novelistically well-written likeness--not, to be sure, as Nicholas Murray Butler himself would have carved it, in the Mt. Rushmore of his own imagination, but one equally generous in its steady reckoning both of Butler's many gifts and his many foibles, at the head of which must stand a capacity for bloviation second to none in the history of American public life." --Ric Burns, "Even before he died, or as some say, died out, Butler was out of fashion, out of date, and therefore out of the American mind, which if it yet exists will require this savory memorandum of what a great man was once considered likely to be. It is Rosenthal's saucy distinction to be aware of all these 'outs' and equally aware of the larger and longer 'in'; what is centrally important about Butler propels him and his subject to necessary attention in our moment when so much has been taken away. A restorative, even a curative book." --Richard Howard "Masterful narration, a firm grasp of historical context, and an endless supply of anecdotes, both amusing and appalling, propel this major biography of a seminal figure in American education and political life. Writing with a stiletto-sharp pen, Michael Rosenthal brings back to clamorous life the tireless self-promoter who was Nicholas Murray Butler. A big, boisterous, and valuable book." --Laurence Bergreen "Though his name is surprisingly little known, Nicholas Murray Butler was one of the most illustrious and influential Americans of the first half of the twentieth century, though he is largely forgotten today. In every way an outsized personality, he was at once a gifted yet imperious administrator and a canny, self-promoting egotist, a pioneering advocate for the modern university yet also a diehard establishment figure who resisted social change. His many-faceted career embraces much of the history of his times. Michael Rosenthal's sardonic portrait is wonderfully readable and illuminating, critical of the man but respectful of his achievement in creating a great university and bending it to his will for more than fourdecades." --Morris Dickstein "An elegant, richly detailed and irresistibly readable portrait of a man who was arguably the greatest academic careerist and institution builder of the twentieth century. Michael Rosenthal has crafted an epic and novelistically well-written likeness--not, to be sure, as Nicholas Murray Butler himself would have carved it, in the Mt. Rushmore of his own imagination, but one equally generous in its steady reckoning both of Butler's many gifts and his many foibles, at the head of which must stand a capacity for bloviation second to none in the history of American public life." --Ric Burns, "Even before he died, or as some say, died out, Butler was out of fashion, out of date, and therefore out of the American mind, which if it yet exists will require this savory memorandum of what a great man was once considered likely to be. It is Rosenthal's saucy distinction to be aware of all these 'outs' and equally aware of the larger and longer 'in'; what is centrally important about Butler propels him and his subject to necessary attention in our moment when so much has been taken away. A restorative, even a curative book." -Richard Howard "Masterful narration, a firm grasp of historical context, and an endless supply of anecdotes, both amusing and appalling, propel this major biography of a seminal figure in American education and political life. Writing with a stiletto-sharp pen, Michael Rosenthal brings back to clamorous life the tireless self-promoter who was Nicholas Murray Butler. A big, boisterous, and valuable book." -Laurence Bergreen "Though his name is surprisingly little known, Nicholas Murray Butler was one of the most illustrious and influential Americans of the first half of the twentieth century, though he is largely forgotten today. In every way an outsized personality, he was at once a gifted yet imperious administrator and a canny, self-promoting egotist, a pioneering advocate for the modern university yet also a diehard establishment figure who resisted social change. His many-faceted career embraces much of the history of his times. Michael Rosenthal's sardonic portrait is wonderfully readable and illuminating, critical of the man but respectful of his achievement in creating a great university and bending it to his will for more than four decades." -Morris Dickstein   "An elegant, richly detailed and irresistibly readable portrait of a man who was arguably the greatest academic careerist and institution builder of the twentieth century. Michael Rosenthal has crafted an epic and novelistically well-written likeness-not, to be sure, as Nicholas Murray Butler himself would have carved it, in the Mt. Rushmore of his own imagination, but one equally generous in its steady reckoning both of Butler's many gifts and his many foibles, at the head of which must stand a capacity for bloviation second to none in the history of American public life." -Ric Burns, " A first-rate biography of Butler, rescuing him from obscurity and describing the sometimes neglected political history of Butler' s era . . . A compelling read, opening a window on the world of early 20th century politics and explaining the rise of the modern university in America." -- Vincent Cannato, "New York"" Post""" " [A] vividly written and meticulously researched biography . . . ["Nicholas Miraculous"] is a must for those concerned with the development of college and university education from its dry days in the nineteenth century to its bristling status today." -- Louis Auchincloss, "BookForum""" "Even before he died, or as some say, died out, Butler was out of fashion, out of date, and therefore out of the American mind, which if it yet exists will require this savory memorandum of what a great man was once considered likely to be. It is Rosenthal' s saucy distinction to be aware of all these ' outs' and equally aware of the larger and longer ' in'; what is centrally important about Butler propels him and his subject to necessary attention in our moment when so much has been taken away. A restorative, even a curative book." -- Richard Howard "Masterful narration, a firm grasp of historical context, and an endless supply of anecdotes, both amusing and appalling, propel this major biography of a seminal figure in American education and political life. Writing with a stiletto-sharp pen, Michael Rosenthal brings back to clamorous life the tireless self-promoter who was Nicholas Murray Butler. A big, boisterous, and valuable book." -- Laurence Bergreen "Though his nameis surprisingly little known, Nicholas Murray Butler was one of the most illustrious and influential Americans of the first half of the twentieth century, though he is largely forgotten today. In every way an outsized personality, he was at once a gifted yet imperious administrator and a canny, self-promoting egotist, a pioneering advocate for the modern university yet also a diehard establishment figure who resisted social change. His many-faceted career embraces much of the history of his times. Michael Rosenthal' s sardonic portrait is wonderfully readable and illuminating, critical of the man but respectful of his achievement in creating a great university and bending it to his will for more than four decades." -- Morris Dickstein "An elegant, richly detailed and irresistibly readable portrait of a man who was arguably the greatest academic careerist and institution builder of the twentieth century. Michael Rosenthal has crafted an epic and novelistically well-written likeness-- not, to be sure, as Nicholas Murray Butler himself would have carved it, in the Mt. Rushmore of his own imagination, but one equally generous in its steady reckoning both of Butler' s many gifts and his many foibles, at the head of which must stand a capacity for bloviation second to none in the history of American public life." -- Ric Burns, "A first-rate biography of Butler, rescuing him from obscurity and describing the sometimes neglected political history of Butler's era . . . A compelling read, opening a window on the world of early 20th century politics and explaining the rise of the modern university in America." -Vincent Cannato, New York Post   "[A] vividly written and meticulously researched biography . . . [Nicholas Miraculous] is a must for those concerned with the development of college and university education from its dry days in the nineteenth century to its bristling status today." -Louis Auchincloss, BookForum   "Even before he died, or as some say, died out, Butler was out of fashion, out of date, and therefore out of the American mind, which if it yet exists will require this savory memorandum of what a great man was once considered likely to be. It is Rosenthal's saucy distinction to be aware of all these 'outs' and equally aware of the larger and longer 'in'; what is centrally important about Butler propels him and his subject to necessary attention in our moment when so much has been taken away. A restorative, even a curative book." -Richard Howard   "Masterful narration, a firm grasp of historical context, and an endless supply of anecdotes, both amusing and appalling, propel this major biography of a seminal figure in American education and political life. Writing with a stiletto-sharp pen, Michael Rosenthal brings back to clamorous life the tireless self-promoter who was Nicholas Murray Butler. A big, boisterous, and valuable book." -Laurence Bergreen "Though his name is surprisingly little known, Nicholas Murray Butler was one of the most illustrious and influential Americans of the first half of the twentieth century, though he is largely forgotten today. In every way an outsized personality, he was at once a gifted yet imperious administrator and a canny, self-promoting egotist, a pioneering advocate for the modern university yet also a diehard establishment figure who resisted social change. His many-faceted career embraces much of the history of his times. Michael Rosenthal's sardonic portrait is wonderfully readable and illuminating, critical of the man but respectful of his achievement in creating a great university and bending it to his will for more than four decades." -Morris Dickstein   "An elegant, richly detailed and irresistibly readable portrait of a man who was arguably the greatest academic careerist and institution builder of the twentieth century. Michael Rosenthal has crafted an epic and novelistically well-written likeness-not, to be sure, as Nicholas Murray Butler himself would have carved it, in the Mt. Rushmore of his own imagination, but one equally generous in its steady reckoning both of Butler's many gifts and his many foibles, at the head of which must stand a capacity for bloviation second to none in the history of American public life." -Ric Burns
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
378/.0092 B
Synopsis
Celebrated and reviled around the world, Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University for 44 years, was a dominant personality for half a century. In this engrossing biography, Rosenthal explores the many ways in which this extraordinary character seized and wielded power., The extraordinary accomplishments of a great educator and even greater self-promoter To those who loved him, like Teddy Roosevelt, he was "Nicholas Miraculous," the fabled educator who could do everything; to those who didn't, like 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. Celebrated and reviled around the world, Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University for forty-four years, was a dominant personality for half a century. In this engrossing biography, Michael Rosenthal explores the many ways in which this extraordinary character seized and wielded power. Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 while simultaneously president of Columbia University, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Butler imposed himself on America as did few others. Rosenthal's superbly researched, elegantly written narrative brings vividly to life the mania, narcissism, and genius that enabled "Dr. Butler" to transform Columbia into New York's major research university and at the same time to become an internationally recognized institution himself. Rich in social, cultural, and political insight, "Nicholas Miraculous" illuminates Butler's prodigious career and the complex nature of the age that nourished him.
LC Classification Number
LD1239.R67 2006

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