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Roland De Wolk

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Was Leland Stanford a ‘Magnanimous’ Philanthropist or a ‘Thief, Liar, and Bigot?’

The railroad baron and governor of California was starkly contradictory and infamously disruptive.

by Roland De Wolk via What It Means to Be American on October 17, 2019

American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford

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Portrait of Jane Stanford, circa 1855.

A Poisonous Legacy

Two new books reveal the story of Stanford University’s early years to be rife with corruption, autocracy, incompetence, white supremacy, and murder.

by Jessica Riskin via New York Review of Books on June 1, 2023

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