The Autobiography and Letters of Matthew Vassar (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Matthew Vassar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133057673X ISBN 13 : 9781330576731

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

From brewer to benefactor: the man behind Vassar College comes vividly to life. This compelling collection presents Matthew Vassar’s own words—autobiography, diary, and letters—alongside how others described his remarkable journey. Read how a self‑made businessman turned a dream of educating women into a lasting legacy.

This edition stitches together his frank, often plainspoken voice with context that helps readers see the path from humble beginnings to a pivotal act of philanthropy. You’ll witness the ambition, the doubts, and the practical steps that shaped a college that bears his name, through moments of triumph and personal struggle alike.

• Encounter a pioneer who built wealth, then redirected it toward education for women.


• Explore his diaries and correspondence to hear his unvarnished thoughts in his own words.


• Learn how the idea for a lasting women’s college took shape and faced early challenges.


• See the human side of a founder, from modest origins to public recognition.

Ideal for readers of biographies, educational history, and anyone curious about the forces that forged one of America’s landmark women’s colleges.

Ideal for readers fascinated by biography, educational history, and the making of a lasting philanthropic legacy.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133057673X
• ISBN 13: 9781330576731
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
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