Herman B Wells
Being Lucky: Reminiscences and Reflections
Being Lucky: Reminiscences and Reflections
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Herman B Wells' autobiography, Being Lucky: Reminiscences and Reflections, The Complete Edition, is a must-read for Hoosiers, restored from original archival materials and featuring over a dozen fascinating vignettes and talks. It recounts his childhood, his work with Indiana banks during the Great Depression, and his 25-year tenure as president of Indiana University, where he gained an international reputation and a student body of 30,000.
Format: Hardback
Length: 618 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2022
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Being Lucky: Reminiscences and Reflections, The Complete Edition presents the autobiography of legendary Indiana University president Herman B. Wells, as he originally intended. Carefully restored from original archival materials and featuring over a dozen fascinating vignettes and talks that were cut from the original edition, Being Lucky is a must-read for Hoosiers everywhere.
In this absorbing autobiography, Herman B. Wells recalls his small-town childhood, the strong influence of his parents, and his pioneering work with Indiana banks during the Great Depression. His first contact with Indiana University was as an undergraduate in 1921, when the still provincial school had fewer than 3,000 students. At the end of his 25-year tenure as president in 1962, IU had gained an international reputation and a student body that would soon exceed 30,000. Wells' reflections on his years as university president are both lighthearted and illuminating. They describe in candid detail how he approached the job, his observations on effective administration, his thoughts on academic freedom and tenure, his approach to student and alumni relations, and his views on the role of the university as a cultural center. Also included are his fifty maxims for young college presidents. Finally, Wells discusses the national and international service that helped shape his presidency and the university.
Being Lucky is a nourishing brew of the memories, advice, wit, and wisdom of a remarkable man.
Weight: 1120g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780253062239
Edition number: The Complete Edition
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