..". a very readable book. Personalities and their relationships
are vividly described." . American Historical Review
..". Schaeper is to be warmly congratulated ... This is a piece
of thorough and careful research, well organized, and a quite
fascinating book." . Contemporary Review
..". a careful and interesting record of a unique and largely
successful transatlantic experiment" . Daily Telegraph London
..". entertaining and informative reading." . Library
Journal
..". a fascinating study based on numerous interviews with
former Rhodes scholars and American administrators of the program,
and on the memoirs and autobiographies of "Rhodie" alumni ...
Produced in a clear, straightforward prose and with a touch of good
humor, this book is a pleasure to read." . Albion
Each year thirty-two seniors at American universities are
awarded Rhodes Scholarships, which entitle them to spend two or
three years studying at the University of Oxford. The program,
founded by the British colonialist and entrepreneur Cecil Rhodes
and established in 1903, has become the world's most famous
academic scholarship and has brought thousands of young Americans
to study in England. Many of these later became national leaders in
government, law, education, literature, and other fields. Among
them were the politicians J. William Fulbright, Bill Bradley, and
Bill Clinton; the public policy analysts Robert Reich and George
Stephanopoulos; the writer Robert Penn Warren; the entertainer Kris
Kristofferson; and the Supreme Court Justices Byron White and David
Souter.
Based on extensive research in published and unpublished
documents and on hundreds of interviews, this book traces the
history of the program and the stories of many individuals. In
addition it addresses a host of questions such as: how important
was the Oxford experience for the individual scholars? To what
extent has the program created an old-boy (-girl since 1976)
network that propels its members to success? How many Rhodes
Scholars have cracked under the strain and failed to live up to
expectations? How have the Americans coped with life in Oxford and
what have they thought of Britain in general? Beyond the history of
the program and the individuals involved, this book also offers a
valuable examination of the American-British cultural
encounter.
Thomas J. Schaeper is Professor of History at St. Bonaventure
University, a member of the editorial board of French Historical
Studies, and the author of four previous books on European and
American history.
Kathleen Schaeper is a social studies teacher at
Allegany-Limestone Central School. For several years they
co-directed the St. Bonaventure summer program at Oxford
University."
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