Light On The Hill - A History Of The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill (Paperback, New edition)

In 1795 the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill became the first state university in the United States to open its doors to students. As the celebrated institution prepares to observe its bi-centennial, William Snider provides a rich chronicle of its history. Snider describes the signal events of the university's first two hundred years: the chartering and siting of a charming campus and village; the trying years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, during which the University closed its doors; the period of remarkable renewal in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; the achievement of national and international stature in the 1920s and 1930s; the challenging 1960s; and the period of expansion and innovation in the late 1970s and 1980s. Throughout, Snider provides fine portraits of individuals prominent in the life of the university, from William R. Davie and Joseph Caldwell to Harry Woodburn Chase, Frank Porter Graham, and William C. Friday. His book evokes for all who have been part of the Chapel Hill community memories of their own associations with the campus and a sense of the greater history of the institution of which they were a part.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	August 2004
Authors:	William D Snider
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	370
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-5571-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Universities / polytechnics Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
LSN:	0-8078-5571-5
Barcode:	9780807855713

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