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 &...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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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| spelling | Rosenthal, Michael, 1937- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjBkBY6XWTYkgvpV8r8xKq http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032782 Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / MIchale Rosenthal ; foreword by Patricia O'Toole. New York : Columbia University Press, [2015] 1 online resource (545 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Introduction : the sage -- Flying the Union Jack -- "An indubitable genius" -- A university is born -- Educator -- Twelfth president -- "Great personalities make great universities" -- An old shoe -- Teddy Roosevelt and a horse called Nicoletta -- "Dear Tessie" -- Mr. Butler's asylum -- At home--and away -- "Pick Nick for a picnic in November" -- "Kid" Butler, the Columbia Catamount, vs. "Wild Bill" Borah, the Boise Bearcat -- "Jastrow is, I am sorry to say, a Hebrew" -- Path to peace -- Perils of bolshevism, promises of fascism -- The fund raiser -- "Morningside's miracle" -- Resignation, retirements, and death -- Epilogue : the disappearance. 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 Includes bibliographical references and index. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032600 Columbia University Presidents Biography. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhhmkpRttdhVQcgdPk4bd Columbia University fast College presidents United States Biography. Présidents et recteurs d'université États-Unis Biographies. EDUCATION Higher. bisacsh College presidents fast Presidents fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Biographies fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf has work: Nicholas Miraculous (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCH7jWvfMWmYbfRtgR7ycKb https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Rosenthal, Michael. Nicholas Miraculous : The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2015 9780231174213 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1015210 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Rosenthal, Michael, 1937- Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / Introduction : the sage -- Flying the Union Jack -- "An indubitable genius" -- A university is born -- Educator -- Twelfth president -- "Great personalities make great universities" -- An old shoe -- Teddy Roosevelt and a horse called Nicoletta -- "Dear Tessie" -- Mr. Butler's asylum -- At home--and away -- "Pick Nick for a picnic in November" -- "Kid" Butler, the Columbia Catamount, vs. "Wild Bill" Borah, the Boise Bearcat -- "Jastrow is, I am sorry to say, a Hebrew" -- Path to peace -- Perils of bolshevism, promises of fascism -- The fund raiser -- "Morningside's miracle" -- Resignation, retirements, and death -- Epilogue : the disappearance. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032600 Columbia University Presidents Biography. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhhmkpRttdhVQcgdPk4bd Columbia University fast College presidents United States Biography. Présidents et recteurs d'université États-Unis Biographies. EDUCATION Higher. bisacsh College presidents fast Presidents fast |
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| title | Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / |
| title_auth | Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / |
| title_exact_search | Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / |
| title_full | Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / MIchale Rosenthal ; foreword by Patricia O'Toole. |
| title_fullStr | Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / MIchale Rosenthal ; foreword by Patricia O'Toole. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nicholas Miraculous : the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / MIchale Rosenthal ; foreword by Patricia O'Toole. |
| title_short | Nicholas Miraculous : |
| title_sort | nicholas miraculous the amazing career of the redoubtable dr nicholas murray butler |
| title_sub | the amazing career of the redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler / |
| topic | Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50032600 Columbia University Presidents Biography. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhhmkpRttdhVQcgdPk4bd Columbia University fast College presidents United States Biography. Présidents et recteurs d'université États-Unis Biographies. EDUCATION Higher. bisacsh College presidents fast Presidents fast |
| topic_facet | Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947. Columbia University Presidents Biography. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 Columbia University College presidents United States Biography. Présidents et recteurs d'université États-Unis Biographies. EDUCATION Higher. College presidents Presidents United States Biographies Biographies. |
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