{"product_id":"history-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-1740-1940-hardback-9780812246506","title":"History of the University of Pennsylvania, 1740-1940 (Hardback) 9780812246506","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of the University of Pennsylvania, 1740-1940\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward Potts Cheyney (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812246506\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 January 1940\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e461 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 3.6 cm, 0.902 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The distinguished professor emeritus Edward Potts Cheyney has written a history of his \u003ci\u003ealma mater\u003c\/i\u003e that commands attention. His account is . . . based on the official documents, supported by the researches of colleagues and friends, and illuminated by an affectionate understanding that springs from sixty years of personal knowledge and participation.\" (\u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFollowing his retirement from teaching in 1934, Edward Potts Cheyney was invited by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to write a history of the University in celebration of its bicentennial. Cheyney completed the project, published as the present work, in 1940. This, then, is his history of the University of Pennsylvania from its founding to its bicentennial anniversary.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The City\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Foundation: 1740-1755\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Colonial College: 1755-1779\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Division and Reunion\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Low Water: 1791-1828\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Beginning of Expansion\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. The Move to West Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. The Era of Expansion\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Provost, Trustees and Alumni\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Under a President: 1930-1940\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555718590744,"sku":"9780812246506","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-1740-1940-hardback-9780812246506","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}