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Princetonians, 1784-1790 - A Biographical Dictionary (Hardcover)
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Princetonians, 1784-1790 - A Biographical Dictionary (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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These volumes, the fourth and fifth, complete the series of
biographical sketches of students at Princeton University (the
College of New Jersey in colonial times). They cover pivotal years
for both the nation and the College. In 1784, the war with England
had just ended. Nassau Hall was still in a shambles following its
bombardment, and the College was in financial distress. It
gradually regained financial and academic strength, and the Class
of 1794 graduated in the year of the death of President John
Witherspoon, one of the most important early American educators.
The introductory essay by John Murrin, editor of the series since
1981, explores the postwar context of the College. The two volumes
contain biographies of 354 men who attended with the classes of
1784 through 1794 and two other students whose presence at the
College in earlier years has only now been demonstrated. During
these years Princeton accounted for about an eighth of all A.B.
degrees granted in the United States. It was the young republic's
most "national" college, although it had nearly lost its New
England constituency and was instead beginning to draw nearly 40
percent of its students from the South. Originally published in
1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books
while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase
access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of
books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in
1905.
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