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Finding the Words: The Education of James O. Freedman
James O. Freedman
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Description for Finding the Words: The Education of James O. Freedman
Hardback. Presents an account of the first 27 years of a astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning. This book depicts the formative years of a man nourished by lifelong learning, whose rise from humble beginnings to heights of achievement serves as a model for generations to come. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JJ; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
James Freedman, the fifteenth president of Dartmouth College, began life in a struggling middle-class Jewish family in a provincial industrial New Hampshire town. By the time of his death from cancer in March 2006, he was one of the most celebrated educational leaders of his generation, perhaps of the twentieth century. Finding the Words is Freedman's account of the first twenty-seven years of this astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning, a life that would transform the culture of American higher education. His mother's fierce and bruising ambition ... Read more
James Freedman, the fifteenth president of Dartmouth College, began life in a struggling middle-class Jewish family in a provincial industrial New Hampshire town. By the time of his death from cancer in March 2006, he was one of the most celebrated educational leaders of his generation, perhaps of the twentieth century. Finding the Words is Freedman's account of the first twenty-seven years of this astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning, a life that would transform the culture of American higher education. His mother's fierce and bruising ambition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691129273
SKU
V9780691129273
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About James O. Freedman
James O. Freedman was President of Dartmouth College from 1987 to 1998. His books include "Liberal Education and the Public Interest" and "Idealism and Liberal Education".
Reviews for Finding the Words: The Education of James O. Freedman
"While the book traces in powerful and affecting language Freedman's personal journey
from isolated, self-doubting, New Hampshire Jew to accomplished Yale Law School graduate
it also paints a broader equally affecting picture of the timeless power of education in such a transformation... Beyond its heartfelt lessons, the book offers a joyful reading experience... As he was in life, Freedman, in his posthumously ... Read more
from isolated, self-doubting, New Hampshire Jew to accomplished Yale Law School graduate
it also paints a broader equally affecting picture of the timeless power of education in such a transformation... Beyond its heartfelt lessons, the book offers a joyful reading experience... As he was in life, Freedman, in his posthumously ... Read more