"All that mankind has done, thought, gained or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books."

Thomas Carlyle [1795 - 1881] Scottish historian and political philosopher
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic (1841) 'The Hero as Man of Letters'
 
1999 Contest Winners and Finalists
(Back Row, Left to Right) Pero Dagbovie, Brandon Horvath, Matthew Whitaker, Raymond Garcia
(Front Row, Left to Right) Melissa Ruterbusch, Teresa Trupiano Barry, Elizabeth Ream Whitman
 
The Winners were:
(To see the essay and annotated bibliography, click on highlighted name)
     
The first place winner is:
   Raymond Garcia, "Hard Boiled and Noir Literature" (entry not available for viewing)
The second place winner is:
   Teresa Trupiano Barry, "Nineteenth-Century American Women"
 
The Finalists were:
   
  Pero G. Dagbovie, "African-American Studies and History" (entry not available for viewing)
  Brandon Horvath, "Golf: History, People, and Courses"
  Elizabeth Ream, "Books That Bring Fairy Tales to Life"
  Melissa Rueterbusch,"The Science Books of George Willard Frasier"
  Matthew C. Whitaker, "Comparative Black History"
 
The Judges were:
Jeff Kacos, Director of Campus Parks and Planning, Michigan State University
Shirley Sliker, Friends of the MSU Libraries
M. Teresa Tavormina, Professor, Department of English, Michigan State University
Agnes Widder, Michigan State University Libraries

(From left to right) M. Teresa Tavormina, Agnes Widder, Shirley Sliker, Jeff Kacos
 
Sponsored by The Friends of the MSU Libraries
 
Past Contest Winners and Finalists:
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006  
1999 2001 2003 2005 2007  

 
 
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