Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. 1. Beginnings 1
6. 2. Texas, Tennessee, Travels 11
7. 3. The scholar 26
8. 4. The teacher 39
9. 5. The bare fact of war 51
10. 6. Climbing the administrative ladder 70
11. 7. The rare books collection 91
12. 8. The Texas quarterly 102
13. 9. The rare books collection and the academic center 108
14. 10. Vice president and provost 126
15. 11. University President 137
16. 12. The Chancellor 150
17. 13. Cambridge on the range 168
18. 14. A University in transition 186
19. 15. Prerogatives and protests 206
20. 16. A Chancellor’s prophecies 221
21. 17. Staying the course 230
22. 18. “Mr. University” 237
23. 19. Farewells 256
24. 20. Legacies 277
25. Notes 293
26. Index 333