{"product_id":"history-of-the-university-of-alabama-volume-one-1818-1902-paperback-softback-9780817357696","title":"History of the University of Alabama; Volume One, 1818-1902 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817357696","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of the University of Alabama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVolume One, 1818-1902\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Benson Sellers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817357696\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 March 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e662 pages, 33 B\u0026amp;W illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 5.1 cm, 0.525 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e The University of Alabama, established in 1831, has survived poverty, riots, political interference, wartime destruction, attacks by clergy and laymen, and internal feuds to develop from a boarding school for planters’ sons to a modern and thriving state university. Using official records and state newspapers as well as letters and diaries of presidents, students, teachers, and alumni, this comprehensive volume that covers 1818 to 1902 reveals the hardships and achievements of the men and women who made the university during its early years.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe History of the University of Alabama, \u003c\/i\u003efirst published in 1953, details the educational progress in spite of meager funds, primitive buildings and equipment, unruly students, and interruption by the Civil War. Interwoven with the accounts of campus life, extracurricular activities, early intercollegiate athletics, and building programs is the history of a long-sustained effort by many devoted presidents, faculty, and citizens to raise educational standards and to improve the instruction provided for the youth of the state.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePart I. The Old University\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: A New University is Born   3\u003cbr\u003eI. The Foundations   7\u003cbr\u003eII. Building the University  28\u003cbr\u003eIII. The First Faculty   \u003ci\u003e1831-1837\u003c\/i\u003e   43\u003cbr\u003eIV. The Faculty  \u003ci\u003e1837-1860\u003c\/i\u003e   67\u003cbr\u003eV. The Library   98\u003cbr\u003eVI. The Students   115\u003cbr\u003eVII. Curriculum and Classroom   145\u003cbr\u003eVIII. Student Organizations   175\u003cbr\u003eIX. Problems of Discipline: Faculty Versus Students   197\u003cbr\u003eX. Problems of Discipline: Rebellious Youth   226\u003cbr\u003eXI. The Military Years   \u003ci\u003e1860-1865\u003c\/i\u003e   258\u003cbr\u003eXII. The Destruction of the University   281\u003cbr\u003ePart II. Rebuilding the University\u003cbr\u003eXIII. Reopening the University   \u003ci\u003e1865-1871\u003c\/i\u003e   291\u003cbr\u003eXIV. The Presidents   \u003ci\u003e1871-1901\u003c\/i\u003e   314\u003cbr\u003eXV. Business Management and Campus Development   \u003ci\u003e1871-1901\u003c\/i\u003e   343\u003cbr\u003eXVI. The Schools and Their Teachers   372\u003cbr\u003eXVII. The Library   404\u003cbr\u003eXVIII. Scholastic Standards   416\u003cbr\u003eXIX. Faculty Problems   435\u003cbr\u003eXX. Student Life   454\u003cbr\u003eXXI. Military Discipline   486\u003cbr\u003eXXII. Extra-Curricular Activities   514\u003cbr\u003eXXIII. Commencements and Honors   536\u003cbr\u003eXXIV. Secular and Sectarian Opposition   552\u003cbr\u003eBibliography   573\u003cbr\u003eEnrollment of Students and Graduates   \u003ci\u003e1831-1902\u003c\/i\u003e   581\u003cbr\u003eNotes   583\u003cbr\u003eIndex   631\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574332944664,"sku":"9780817357696","price":33.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-the-university-of-alabama-volume-one-1818-1902-paperback-softback-9780817357696","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}