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The inauguration of Robert Maynard Hutchins as the fifth President of the University of Chicago in 1929 coincided with a drastically changed social and economic

"Mayer's memoir is by far the most exciting Hutchins book ever. His style, wit, and passion--and his insight--put it into a class by itself."--Studs Terkel "May

For this first case study of college football by a social historian, Lester has brought life to the story of a university football program that had an unusual b

This bookpresents the issues, controversies, and key players that formed and enabled the American college and university to endure as a critical institution of