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William Marsh Rice and His Institute: The Centennial Edition

An interesting story about a man who came to Houston with little and left with a fortune (reportedly the 2nd richest man in Texas) and a great legacy (Rice University). Rice was murdered over his fortune in a plot that sounds like it was borrowed fro...

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File Size: 1643 KB
Print Length: 202 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 160344663X
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press; Centennial edition (February 20, 2012)
Publication Date: February 20, 2012
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B007IWZ7RE
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In 1891 William Marsh Rice made a generous bequest in order to found the distinguished Houston institution that bears his name. Ironically, this very bequest helped to bring about his murder, an act of treachery perpetrated by a conniving attorney and Rice’s naïve, malleable manservant. This captivating tale—full of intrigue, legal twists and turns, and sensational revelations—an important part of the full biography of Rice himself, received its ...

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