Professor Berman : the last lecture of Minnesota's greatest public historian /

Professor Berman : the last lecture of Minnesota's greatest public historian /

'Professor Berman' provides a unique and conversational contribution to Minnesota history and a revealing memoir of the late University of Minnesota professor, Hy Berman, who was one of the state's most well-known and beloved political observers. The book is a collection of Berman...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Berman, Hyman, 1925-2015 (Author), Weiner, Jay, 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Berman, Hyman, > 1925-2015.
Public historians > United States > Biography.
College teachers > Minnesota > Biography.
Minneapolis (Minn.) > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword : how it all happened / Jay Weiner
  • Growing up comrade
  • Leaving the party, entering the academy
  • Becoming a Minnesotan
  • The making of Hubert Humphrey
  • Rupees and burps : going international
  • "Rudy, you're full of shit"
  • University presidents (and a few crises)
  • Life as a public historian : the almanac years
  • In conclusion : history through the eyes of the vanquished
  • Afterword : what he didn't tell me / Jay Weiner.