Gunther Nagel | Historical Biography and Academic Biography

Iron Will: The Life and Letters of Jane Stanford by Gunther Nagel

Name: Iron Will: The Life and Letters of Jane Stanford by Gunther Nagel
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SKU: 0916318168
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Iron Will: The Life and Letters of Jane Stanford by Gunther Nagel

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The Unyielding Gilded Age Matriarch Who Saved Stanford University from Ruin

Following the sudden death of her only child in 1884, Gilded Age heiress Jane Lathrop Stanford and her railroad tycoon husband Leland Stanford founded Stanford University as a living memorial. When Leland died in 1893 leaving the estate frozen in federal lawsuits, Jane single-handedly fought government banks and legal disputes to keep the university open.

Drawing on private family letters and archives, Dr. Gunther Nagel captures Jane's ferocious determination, her controversial administrative battles, and her lingering mysterious death in Hawaii.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Gunther Nagel combines rich Gilded Age historical detail, archival primary sources, and compelling female leadership biography. An essential biography for California historians, higher education scholars, and biography readers.

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Publisher: Stanford Alumni Assn

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Format: Hardcover

Publication Date: 1985

ISBN: 9780916318161

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