WISCAPE Book Talk with David Hoeveler
Author of "John Bascom and the Origins of the Wisconsin Idea"
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Time
12-1:30 p.m.
Location
Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building
Description
Although the Wisconsin Idea is often attributed to a 1904 speech by Charles Van Hise, president of the University of Wisconsin, David Hoeveler argues that it originated decades earlier, in the creative and fertile mind of John Bascom.
This event is cosponsored by the University of Wisconsin Press at the LaFollette School of Public Affairs. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
This event is cosponsored by the University of Wisconsin Press at the LaFollette School of Public Affairs. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
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Cost
Free
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