Justin Smith Morrill : Father of the Land-Grant Colleges.

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Smith Morrill: Almost every land-grant college or university in the United States has a building named for him; but are his contributions truly recognized and understood? Here is the first biography on this renowned statesman in six decades. Representative and then senator from Vermont, Morrill bega...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cross II, Coy F.
Otros Autores: Cross, Coy F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1999.
Temas:
Morrill, Justin S. > (Justin Smith), > 1810-1898.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Biographies.
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
State universities and colleges > United States > History.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Universités d'État > États-Unis > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Legislators.
State universities and colleges.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Smith Morrill: Almost every land-grant college or university in the United States has a building named for him; but are his contributions truly recognized and understood? Here is the first biography on this renowned statesman in six decades. Representative and then senator from Vermont, Morrill began his tenure in Congress in 1855 and served continuously for forty-three years. His thirty- one years in the upper chamber alone earned him the title ""Father of the Senate."" Coy F. Cross reveals a complex and influential political figure who, as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (180 pages)
ISBN:9780870139055
0870139053

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