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Russell Nye wrote speeches for college presidents, governors and senators, and fought for liberal values with invincible courtesy. This biography of Nye tells the story of a scholar-teacher whose life prepared him for special achievements in American intellectual history.

Universities and their presses are often thought of as ivory towers secluded and protected from the harsh realities of the world. This history describes the powerful national forces that shaped both the Press and the university. From a Single Window is both a discussion of distinguished press books and a lively reexamination of a forgotten past. Above all, this is the inside story of how writers, professors, and administrators enabled Michigan State University to build a scholarly press.