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The INDEPENDENT, June 7, 2000
Splendid Audacity tells story of Pacific University’s beginnings
Splendid Audacity: The Sto
ry of Pacific University, the first
comprehensive history of the
150-year-old Forest Grove in
stitution has just been released
and is now available. The cof
fee-table book is the product of
more than a year of extensive
research and writing by co-au
thors Gary Miranda and Rick
Read.
“Splendid audacity” was a
phrase used in 1905 by writer
James R. Robertson to de
scribe the circumstances of hte
founding of Pacific University.
Today that theme is carried
through the history of the insti
tution and still rings true 150
years later. Miranda and Read
weave the memories, tradi
tions, and history of the Uni
versity into an extraordinary
tale of community, students,
professors, alumni, and admin
istrators who built Pacific and
keep it thriving. The history of
Oregon and Forest Grove is
also tied into the stories to cre
ate a unique look at the North
west.
Gary Miranda is a well-
known Northwest writer. He did
his graduate work at San Jose
State College and the Universi
ty of California, Irvine. He has
taught at various colleges, in
cluding Chapman College’s
World Campus Afloat, the Uni
versity of Athens in Greece,
and Reed College. His pub
lished works include two books
of poetry from Princeton Uni
versity Press, one of which was
nominated for the 1980 Pulitzer
Prize; a translation of Rainier
Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies',
and a history of Portland’s
Congregation Neveh Shalom.
His work has appeared in
many magazines, including
The New Yorker, The Atlantic
Monthly, and Poetry.
Rick Read is currently Field
Services Coordinator for the
Oregon Historical Society in
Portland. From 1988-1997, he
served as the archivist and
museum curator for Pacific
University. His familiarity with
the University archives and a
to the finished book.
Splendid Audacity: The His
tory of Pacific University is
available through the Pacific
University Bookstore. To order
a copy, call (503) 359-2224.
Books are $29.95 (plus $4.95
postage and handling).
virtually encyclopedic knowl
edge of Pacific history and lore
proved invaluable keys to re
searching and writing the book.
In addition to spending many
hours digging up new aspects
of the Pacific story, he also
contributed numerous sidebars
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