Biography & Autobiography - Educators

This comprehensive biography chronicles the life and achievements of Charles Duncan McIver, a prominent educator and public figure in early 20th century North Carolina. McIver was instrumental in the founding and development of what is now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and...

Raised in a public housing project in New Haven, Connecticut, James E. Lyons Sr. overcame the difficult circumstances of his childhood to flourish academically, eventually becoming president of six universities--Bowie State University, Jackson State University, California State University Dominguez Hills, Dillard University, the University...

A memoir of Robert Hamill Nassau's experiences as a missionary and educator in Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nassau provides vivid descriptions of the customs, beliefs, and daily life of the people he encountered, as well as reflections on the...

My First Hundred Years is a memoir of the lifetime of Dr. Will Adams who shares many varied experiences culminating in the knowledge and opinions of a man who has lived a very fulfilling life.The book begins with an introduction to his family of...

The Gee Years, 2007-2013 chronicles E. Gordon Gee's second tenure as president of The Ohio State University and the fourteenth in the university's history. With previous posts at Vanderbilt, Brown, Colorado, West Virginia, and a previous term at Ohio State, Gee is the longest...

A memoir written by Sister Helen Warman, an Australian nun of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Sister Helen spent sixty years as an educator in Catholic missions to Papua New Guinea, primarily in Milne Bay Province (including the Trobriand Islands...

N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) produced a major body of work in the fields of theology, education, literature, politics, and history. He was also a poet, a hymn-writer, and a translator. In particular, however, it is his educational writings that over the years have attracted international...

This collection of essays honors beloved Alaska historian Terrence Cole upon his retirement. Contributors include former students and colleagues whose personal and professional lives he has touched deeply. The pieces range from appreciative reflections on Cole's contributions in teaching, research, and service, to topics...

Few men have better deserved the double title of scholar and saint than James Hope Moulton, with five doctorates, and the first Wesleyan minister to win a Cambridge Fellowship. His fame and learning (notably in Greek and Zoroastrianism) were everywhere celebrated. To learning he...

The late Dr. Harold Jeskey, professor of chemistry at Southern Methodist University, had a signature look: a red tie. To him, red ties represented excellence, which is why he awarded them to outstanding students in his classes. But his respect for, and understanding of,...

When Beverly Hills High School welcomed a skinny boy from the other side of the tracks, no one knew just how life-changing the decision would be, not just for Carter Paysinger but for all of Beverly Hills. Carter grew up hearing his parents say,...

Christopher C. Langdell (1826-1906) is one of the most influential figures in the history of American professional education. As dean of Harvard Law School from 1870 to 1895, he conceived, designed, and built the educational model that leading professional schools in virtually all fields...

Year after year, Rafe Esquith's fifth-grade students excel. They read passionately, far above their grade level; tackle algebra; and stage Shakespeare so professionally that they often wow the great Shakespearen actor himself, Sir Ian McKellen. Yet Esquith teaches at an L.A. innercity school known...

At the age of six, Ume Tsuda (1864-1929), the daughter of a progressive samurai, was sent on a mission by the Japanese government with four other girls to the United States. Their noble task was to first educate themselves in modern ways and Western...

In Woody Allen's 1973 film, Sleeper, a character wakes up in the future to learn that civilization was destroyed when "a man by the name of Albert Shanker got hold of a nuclear warhead." Shanker was condemned by many when he shut down the...

My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, and is mainly an expansion of his first, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an...

Former Alabama school superintendent Thomas Bobo's biography of teacher Thelma Smiley Morris, for whom the Morris Elementary School is named. "I recall Thelma Smiley Morris," writes Coretta Scott King in her foreword, "as one of Montgomery's finest citizens and a woman of great faith,...

A rich and comic portrait of the radical changes in American life and the literary world over the last eighty years. An autobiography usually requires a justification. The great autobiographies--those by Benvenuto Cellini, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin, and Henry Brooks Adams--were justified by their...

Under the pen name Lewis Carroll, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson became a legend for his children's books, which broke the constraints of Victorian moralism. Thirty years in the writing and drawn from a voluminous fund of letters and diaries, this exemplary biography conveys both the...

Charlie Nelms had audaciously big dreams. Growing up black in the Deep South in the 1950s and 1960s, working in cotton fields, and living in poverty, Nelms dared to dream that he could do more with his life than work for white plantation owners...

A rich and comic portrait of the radical changes in American life and the literary world over the last eighty years. An autobiography usually requires a justification. The great autobiographies--those by Benvenuto Cellini, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin, and Henry Brooks Adams--were justified by their...

I couldn't wait to begin my teaching career. I had always been captivated by children's imaginations and their inquisitive spirits.... Their eagerness to learn. Teaching new skills to entire classrooms of students was an exciting opportunity.I'm just a short while, I realized that it...

ANOTHER SPIRITUAL BEING SIMPLY HAVING A HUMAN EXPERIENCE Receipt of the family genealogy inspires the author to capture his life story in writing before it is too late. Intending to simply supplant a tombstone with an autobiography, the book that is produced generates example...

Before 1968, women's athletics in higher education meant playdays and sports days. That spring, when the Division of Girls and Women in Sports announced that national collegiate sports championships for women would begin in 1969, Marlene Mawson, a new hire on the physical education...

Explore the healing of a black millennial as she overcomes grief, heartbreak, and the growing pains of life. With blogs about her life, her healing journey, and advice she's learned, Donecia provides us with gems we need. Each blog is different, but covers the...

For Margaret Moninger-a brilliant, fun-loving, and dedicated young woman from Iowa-a career as a missionary in China promised adventure and the chance for responsibility and authority denied most American women of her time. In 1915 she went as a Presbyterian missionary to Hainan Island,...

Michael Stivers was a kindergarten teacher in a school of children with very few behavior problems. Then he lost most of the use of his left arm. He could not drive to his school without fear of an accident, so he searched for a...

The Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian 1773-1774: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion is a historical book written by Hunter Dickinson Farish. The book is a collection of letters and journal entries written by Philip Vickers Fithian, a young man from...

Best remembered as an influential illustrator and teacher, Howard Pyle (1853-1911) produced magnificent artwork and engrossing books and magazine stories about King Arthur, Robin Hood, swashbuckling pirates, and the American Revolution. He also completed public murals and trained many famous artists and illustrators at...

Ready for whenever you need a quick pick-me-up, prayer, or moment of peaceful introspection, these timeless meditations tap into the everyday joys and frustrations of teaching, imparting encouragement and hope. Author: Elspeth Campbell MurphyISBN-10: 1504030249ISBN-13: 9781504030243Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/26/2016Pages: 128Format:...

Steven M. Cahn belongs to that exclusive class of professors who have not only contributed influentially to the leading debates of their discipline, but have also written insightfully about the academic vocation itself. This volume comprises thirteen essays, authored by Cahn's colleagues and former...

An inside account of the life story of Tai Solarin, the late headmaster of the famous Mayflower School, Ikenne, Nigeria. It is a truly moving story written by an old student of Mayflower in the days of Tai Solarin as principal, depicting the communal...

In his ninety-plus years, George Vakey has experienced a life that most people can't even imagine. George was motivated to share his story when a writer researching World War II interviewed him. He studied agriculture at Texas A&M until the attack on Pearl Harbor....

CHERISHED MEMORIES takes a memorable journey back to New Orleans of the 1950s. Professor Beverly Jacques Anderson shares stories from her childhood and from her elementary school classmates, providing a fascinating look at the experience of growing up in the Creole culture of the...

To Create the World That Ought to Be explores enticing possibilities and proven solutions for transforming our society and ourselves, as viewed through the lens of the life and work of a celebrated visionary educator. The book gathers insight distilled from the author's 50-year...

Oscar Wilde: The Biography of an Irish Poet and his Completed Life's Work delves into the fascinating and tumultuous journey of one of the most celebrated literary figures in history. From his early days in Dublin to his rise to fame and subsequent downfall,...

The Life of Henry Fowle Durant Founder of Wellesley College is a biographical book written by Florence Morse Kingsley. The book tells the story of Henry Fowle Durant, the founder of Wellesley College, a prestigious women's college in Massachusetts. The book explores Durant's life,...

A Canadian Mystic: Mother Catherine Aurelia Of The Precious Blood: Her Work, Her Virtues is a book written by a religious of the Precious Blood that provides a complete description of the life and work of Mother Catherine Aurelia, a Canadian mystic. The book...

The first definitive exploration of the changing role of the twenty-first-century First Lady, painting a comprehensive portrait of Jill Biden--from a White House correspondent for The New York Times "A fascinating and deeply researched exploration into the most public facing and least understood role...

The Life of Horace Mann: Educational Statesman is a biography written by E.I.F. Williams about the life and work of Horace Mann, a prominent figure in the field of education in the United States in the 19th century. The book covers Mann's upbringing, education,...

Louis Agassiz As A Teacher is a book written by Lane Cooper that explores the life and teachings of Louis Agassiz, a renowned Swiss-American biologist and geologist who lived in the 19th century. The book is a comprehensive study of Agassiz's teaching methods, his...

What Makes a Master? by Harriet Luella McCollum is a book that explores the qualities and characteristics that make a person a master in their chosen field. The author draws on her own experiences as a teacher and coach to provide insights into the...

"Fun and tragic, emotional and entertaining. With cutting intelligence and the wisdom acquired with age, Aversa sews together memories and experiences about the power of forgiveness, love and adversity." - Self Publishing Review"Fast-paced, intense, and colorful. Readers will find this story compelling and instructive...

Women in Japanese Studies: Memoirs from a Trailblazing Generation brings together trailblazing women scholars from diverse disciplines in Japanese Studies to reflect on their careers and offer advice to colleagues. Most books present research and pedagogies. We do something different: We share lives--personal stories...

Born the son of a sharecropper in 1894 near Ninety Six, South Carolina, Benjamin E. Mays went on to serve as president of Morehouse College for twenty-seven years and as the first president of the Atlanta School Board. His earliest memory, of a lynching...

Annie Webb Blanton: Founder, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society is a biography written by Clara M. Parker that tells the story of Annie Webb Blanton, who was a pioneering educator and the founder of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society. The book explores Blanton's life...

The book ""William Belcher Seeley: Founder And First Principal Of The San Antonio Academy"" by Isaac Joslin Cox is a biography of the life and career of William Belcher Seeley. Seeley was the founder and first principal of the San Antonio Academy, a prestigious...

"Fun and tragic, emotional and entertaining. With cutting intelligence and the wisdom acquired with age, Aversa sews together memories and experiences about the power of forgiveness, love and adversity." - Self Publishing Review"Fast-paced, intense, and colorful. Readers will find this story compelling and instructive...

Award-winning Filipino novelist, Linda-Ty-Casper -- the author of this biography says this book is the Memoir that her husband Leonard Ralph Casper did not get to write. Born in Fond du Lac Wisconsin in 1923, Leonard Casper had a full life as a writer,...

Murphy's Kids. What a strange moniker. It corresponds with the so-called Murphy's Law that states if a series of things can potentially go wrong, they will. As incredible as it sounds, there are some kids who, from the day they are born until they...