Horace Holley : Transylvania University and the Making of Liberal Education in the Early American Republic /

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Outspoken New England urbanite Horace Holley (1781-1827) was an unlikely choice to become the president of Transylvania University - the first college established west of the Allegheny Mountains. In this definitive biography, James P. Cousins offers fresh perspectives on a seminal yet controversial...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cousins, James P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Holley, Horace, > 1781-1827.
Transylvania University.
Transylvania University > History.
Transylvania University > Presidents > Biography.
Presidents.
College presidents.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Presidents et recteurs d'universite > États-Unis > Biographies.
College presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Outspoken New England urbanite Horace Holley (1781-1827) was an unlikely choice to become the president of Transylvania University - the first college established west of the Allegheny Mountains. In this definitive biography, James P. Cousins offers fresh perspectives on a seminal yet controversial figure in American religious history and educational life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (322 pages).
ISBN:9780813168586

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