... a strong accent. His family lived in Wisconsin for the early part of his life, but then moved to a farmstead in Minnesota. He attended Carleton College, and graduated with a bachelor of arts(B.A.) In 1880. Soon after he continued his education and graduated with a P.hD in philosophy form Yale University ... While in Minnesota, Veblen read a tremendous amount, and in 1888, he married Ellen Rolfe. She was the niece of the president at Carleton College. In 1891, he returned to school at Cornell University and by 1892 he was offered a position as an assistant-professor, teaching political ec...

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