Princeton, 1746-1896

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Princeton, 1746-1896
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:476
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691606842
ClassificationsDewey:378.7496509034
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition Revised edition
Illustrations 25 b&w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Originally published fifty years ago, Princeton, 1746-1896 has taken its place as one of the best institutional histories in America. Yet the book is more than an institutional history just as Princeton University, with its complex religious and political roots and impressive list of faculty and alumni, is more than simply a college. Princeton, 174

Reviews

"Wertenbaker sketches the first 150 years of Princeton history in doing so he traces, as well, the fascinating development of college education in America... The book is replete with ... anecdotes and descriptive matter, which, deftly interspersed throughout its pages, breathe life into historical facts... [Princeton, 1746-1896] deserves a wide and continuing general appeal."--Journal of Higher Education "Wertenbaker, ... employing a mass of published and unpublished information, well commemorates the growth of Princeton and the services of its chief educators."--The Times Literary Supplement