In this Book
- Memoirs of an Obscure Professor
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: TCU Press
summary
During the heyday of McCarthyism, the Chicago Tribune, offended by something he had written, contemptuously dismissed Paul Boller as "an obscure professor" - he was then teaching at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Some forty-five years later, reflecting on the incident, Boller wrote an essay on what it was like to be an obscure professor at one of America's less publicized campuses in a conservative community during the late 1950s and early 1960s. That essay became the foundation for this collection of autobiographical selections reflecting the interests and pursuits of a man who gained national recognition, both inside the academic community and beyond, but still values his obscurity. Whether it is a study of the much-maligned Calvin Coolidge or an account of his Navy service as a translator of Japanese during World War II, Boller brings to his writing a fresh approach and a lively and wry wit.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- 1. McCarthy Days in Texas
- pp. 1-34
- 3. Movie Music: The Sound of Silents
- pp. 73-96
- 6. The Quotatious Lyndon B. Johnson
- pp. 141-158
- 7. History and War: Beard and Batault
- pp. 159-172
- 9. Academic Anecdotes
- pp. 205-236
- 10. Afterthoughts
- pp. 237-240
- A Note on Sources
- pp. 241-248
Additional Information
ISBN
9780875655574
Related ISBN(s)
9780875650975
MARC Record
OCLC
48140043
Pages
258
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1992