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What was John Purdue, founding benefactor of Purdue University,
really like? In the most comprehensive biographical study of John
Purdue (c. 1802-1876) to date, Purdue's great-great-grandniece
describes her travels to the diverse places where Purdue had lived
in order to learn about the mysterious relative known in her family
as Uncle. correspondence, business ledgers, and the family oral
histories - the author examines Purdue's beginning among
illiterate, immigrant, Pennsylvania mountain-hollow folks. The
author describes the destitute family's journey into Ohio and
Purdue's ascent from local entrepreneur to national figure. Purdue
- who was involved in developing the cities of Chicago and New York
as well as Lafayette, Indiana - became successful in the
mercantile, real estate, banking, manufacturing, railroading,
building, and farming sectors, resulting in a business empire that
extended across the nation in the mid-1800s. detective work that
delves deeply into Purdue's complex psyche. Uncle challenges a
commonly held belief that Purdue was a cold-hearted business mogul.
Instead, the author shows Purdue as a human being and as a generous
family man with a visionary nature.
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