{"product_id":"9780875650975","title":"Memoirs of an Obscure Professor","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the heyday of McCarthyism, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, offended by something he had written, contemptuously dismissed Paul Boller as \"an obscure professor\" - he was then teaching at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Some forty-five years later, reflecting on the incident, Boller wrote an essay on what it was like to be an obscure professor at one of America's less publicized campuses in a conservative community during the late 1950s and early 1960s. That essay became the foundation for this collection of autobiographical selections reflecting the interests and pursuits of a man who gained national recognition, both inside the academic community and beyond, but still values his obscurity. Whether it is a study of the much-maligned Calvin Coolidge or an account of his Navy service as a translator of Japanese during World War II, Boller brings to his writing a fresh approach and a lively and wry wit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TCU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027616448752,"sku":"9780875650975","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780875650975_p0.jpg?v=1763854393","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780875650975","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}