Description: “Margaret Leary’s carefully researched book illuminates a complex man who marked his university in a truly enduring Blouin Director, Bentley Historical Library, and Professor, School of Information and Department of History, University of Michigan “Generations of Michigan Law grads have passed on myths about their generous but eccentric Now Margaret Leary has given us the real story, and it reads like a gripping Antoine, James and Sarah Degan Professor Emeritus of Law and Past Dean, University of Michigan Law School “In an absorbing book, Margaret Leary unstintingly investigates unpublished, archival material to unravel enigmas surrounding William Wilson She brings to life Cook’s brilliant interactions with powerful moguls of the early twentieth century as she traces his lofty, philanthropic mission to elevate the legal Forsyth, Arthur Thurnau Professor of the History of Art, emerita, University of Michigan William Cook,...

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