For a century Rockhurst University has stood for excellence in learning, leadership, and service. Rockhurst University: The First 100 Years documents the struggles and triumphs of Rockhurst, from its modest beginnings in 1910 to its current status as a comprehensive university. The 416-page book features almost 400 color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, historical documents, and sidebars, in addition to a complete index of people, places, and events. Ideal fgs in the region. or alumni, friends of Rockhurst, or anyone interested in the history of Kansas City and Catholic beginning
Kasper does a fine job of anchoring Rockhurst's past in the larger story of Catholicism in America and the American West.——Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education