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The Midas of the Wabash - (Founders) by Robert C Kriebel (Paperback)
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- The Midas of the Wabash is a biography of noted businessman John Purdue (1802-1876), whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's land grant university, Purdue University, in 1869.
- About the Author: Robert C. Kriebel was employed 40 years in a variety of writing, editing, and executive positions at the Lafayette, Indiana Journal and Courier.
- 182 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Business
- Series Name: Founders
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The Midas of the Wabash is a biography of noted businessman John Purdue (1802-1876), whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's land grant university, Purdue University, in 1869. Purdue also contributed to economically important bridge, railroad, and cemetery construction, the existence of Lafayette Savings Bank and the Battle Ground Collegiate Institute, cattle farming, Lafayette's public school system, and countless other worthy enterprises. This is the first published full length study of Mr. Purdue's life and work beyond casual street-talk that portrayed Purdue as a difficult individual with whom to work. This biography incorporates research efforts by previous writers with facts gleaned from newspaper coverage, official documents, and a few rare samples of Mr. Purdue's letters. In this way, a complete picture of the man and myth is generated.About the Author
Robert C. Kriebel was employed 40 years in a variety of writing, editing, and executive positions at the Lafayette, Indiana Journal and Courier. He continued in retirement to contribute a Sunday column on local history, a column that ran from 1977 to 2011. Kriebel is the author of 5 books on Indiana biography, and one about the life and the work of American jazz bandleader, Woody HermanDimensions (Overall): 9.16 Inches (H) x 6.02 Inches (W) x .54 Inches (D)
Weight: .76 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 182
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Business
Series Title: Founders
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert C Kriebel
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2002
TCIN: 1007264433
UPC: 9781557532879
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-2890
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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