Book Review: Exploring my Life: The Memoirs of Felix P. Bentz

Authors

Chalice Wilkerson

Keywords

oil, education, Swiss immigrant, guest worker, mass culture

Abstract

In his foreword, Felix P. Bentz explains that the impetus for writing his memoirs came from the receipt of a similar effort by a colleague in the oil business. As an international oil geologist, Bentz had the opportunity to realize his dream of traveling the world. Added as a postscript but perhaps more effective as a prologue is his credo written at the age of 30 and the beginning of his career. Bentz states his goal to live a full life roaming the globe and using his gifts to reproduce his thoughts, impressions and experiences while avoiding ignorance, intolerance and complacency.

Recommended Citation

Wilkerson, Chalice (1997) "Book Review: Exploring my Life: The Memoirs of Felix P. Bentz," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 33: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol33/iss1/10