Author: William Arba EllisPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
Norwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor
Author: William Arba EllisNorwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor
Author: William Arba EllisNorwich university, 1819-1911
Author: William Arba EllisNorwich University, 1819-1911
Author: Grenville M. DodgeNorwich University Record
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A magazine intended for the alumni and friends of Norwich University.
Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska
Author: Brian G. ShellumPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496228871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The town of Skagway was born in 1897 after its population quintupled in under a year due to the Klondike gold rush. Balanced on the edge of anarchy, the U.S. Army stationed Company L, a unit of Buffalo Soldiers, there near the end of the gold rush. Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska tells the story of these African American soldiers who kept the peace during a volatile period in America’s resource-rich North. It is a fascinating tale that features white officers and Black soldiers safeguarding U.S. territory, supporting the civil authorities, protecting Native Americans, fighting natural disasters, and serving proudly in America’s last frontier. Despite the discipline and contributions of soldiers who served honorably, Skagway exhibited the era’s persistent racism and maintained a clear color line. However, these Black Regulars carried out their complex and sometimes contradictory mission with a combination of professionalism and restraint that earned the grudging respect of the independently minded citizens of Alaska. The company used the popular sport of baseball to connect with the white citizens of Skagway and in the process gained some measure of acceptance. Though the soldiers left little trace in Skagway, a few remained after their enlistments and achieved success and recognition after settling in other parts of Alaska.
The Public
Author: The Public
Author: Louis Freeland PostPublisher:
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1278
Book Description
Thomas Green Clemson
Author: Alma BennettPublisher: Clemson University Press
ISBN: 163804113X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888), the founder of Clemson University, was a complex man of broad and varied interests. To introduce us to this man, specialists of history, science, agriculture, engineering, music, art, diplomacy, law, and communications come together to address Clemson's multifaceted life and issues that helped shape him.
The History of American Higher Education
Author: Roger L. GeigerPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691173060
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
This book tells the compelling saga of American higher education from the founding of Harvard College in 1636 to the outbreak of World War II. The author traces how colleges and universities were shaped by the shifting influences of culture, the emergence of new career opportunities, and the unrelenting advancement of knowledge. He describes how colonial colleges developed a unified yet diverse educational tradition capable of weathering the social upheaval of the Revolution as well as the evangelical fervor of the Second Great Awakening. He shows how the character of college education in different regions diverged significantly in the years leading up to the Civil War - for example, the state universities of the antebellum South were dominated by the sons of planters and their culture - and how higher education was later revolutionized by the land-grant movement, the growth of academic professionalism, and the transformation of campus life by students. By the beginning of the Second World War, the standard American university had taken shape, setting the stage for the postwar education boom. The author moves through each era, exploring the growth of higher education.