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The Murder(?) of William Marsh Rice

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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William Marsh Rice's Namesake University

tracy b wilson: William marsh rice amassed a fortune big enough that he was basically able to establish an entire university by himself. holly fry: Rice's reasons for leaving massachusetts after this aren't documented anywhere, but it's extremely likely that this business he'd started for himself suffered during this financial crisis. To day we are going to talk about how william marsh rice became a target for murder in 18 37.

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