Stanford: Portrait of a university

by Susan Wels

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916318567
• ISBN13: 9780916318567
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Stanford Alumni Association
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

great book!

This is a fantastic book about Stanford! Our son loves the school and hopes to attend one day- he spends hours pouring over this book-gives a great history and has many beautiful pictures- would absolutely recommend!

Stanford

The history of the founding of the university was very interesting, seeing how the "Robber Baron" money of the 19th century could result in the establishment of such a major institution. Particularly interesting was the comparison with more rigid traditional 19th century universities and the more open ideas upon which the univesity was founded.

Beautiful book with many evocative photos

This is a beautiful full-color picture book about the University from its inception through its 100th Anniversary and beyond. Lots of fascinating historical photos--such as Teddy Roosevelt striding across the Quad at the turn of the century, photos of damage from both the '06 earthquake and the '89 earthquake, sit-ins of the 1960s, Nobel laureates of in the 1980s and gorgeous photos of the campus and doings today. A section at the end highlights the various schools--Business, Law, Education, Arts & Sciences, etc.