In 1891 William Marsh Rice made a generous bequest in order to
found the distinguished Houston institution that bears his name.
Ironically, this very bequest helped to bring about his murder, an
act of treachery perpetrated by a conniving attorney and Rice's
naive, malleable manservant. This captivating tale--full of
intrigue, legal twists and turns, and sensational revelations--an
important part of the full biography of Rice himself, received its
first careful historical investigation by Andrew Forest Muir, a
longtime professor of history at Rice University who, beginning in
1957, performed the fundamental research that forms the basis for
this biography. At the time of Muir's death in 1969, the work
remained incomplete. Subsequently, at the request of the Rice
Historical Society, Sylvia Stallings Morris shaped the fruits of
Muir's labor into the first edition of this book, which was
published in 1972.
The new edition of "William Marsh Rice and His Institute,"
edited by Randal L. Hall, returns this fine biography to print in
connection with the celebration of the centennial of the opening of
Rice University. Incorporating new and important sources unearthed
since the publication of the original book, this revised edition
retains all the flavor and meticulous care of the earlier work,
especially the "finely crafted storytelling of Sylvia Stallings
Morris Lowe and Andrew Forest Muir," as characterized by Hall.
Rice University students, faculty, staff, and alumni; scholars
and students of Houston, Texas, and regional history; and those
interested in the history of American higher education will all
welcome "William Marsh Rice and His Institute: The Centennial
Edition."
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