Alan Gribben. Harry Huntt Ransom: Intellect in Motion. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. 356p. ISBN 978-0-292-71704-6. $60

Abstract

Alan Gribben’s Harry Huntt Ransom: Intellect in Motion was a labor that involved eighteen years of research. This full-length biography (356 pages with notes and index) serves as a comprehensive guide to Harry Huntt Ransom’s life, with a focus toward Ransom’s activities at the University of Texas at Austin (UT).

The book begins with a sketch of Ransom’s childhood and young adulthood and then transitions to detailing primarily Ransom’s professional life. During his time at UT (1935–1971), Ransom served in several capacities: moving through the ranks as professor, assistant dean, dean, vice president, provost, president, and, finally, chancellor. Most . . .