To celebrate Princeton University's 250th birthday, this illustrated full-colour book combines a text and vignettes of campus life with long-lost as well as familiar images gathered from Princeton's own collections and afar. It tells the story of Princeton's evolution from a humble parsonage in Elizabeth, New Jersey into one of the world's most renowned institutions of teaching and learning. The first half of the book focuses on major turning points and personalities as Princeton evolved over its first two centuries into a ...
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To celebrate Princeton University's 250th birthday, this illustrated full-colour book combines a text and vignettes of campus life with long-lost as well as familiar images gathered from Princeton's own collections and afar. It tells the story of Princeton's evolution from a humble parsonage in Elizabeth, New Jersey into one of the world's most renowned institutions of teaching and learning. The first half of the book focuses on major turning points and personalities as Princeton evolved over its first two centuries into a distinctive institution and a distinctive campus culture: its founding as the College of New Jersey, its move to Princeton and the construction of Nassau Hall, its pivotal role in the American Revolution when John Witherspoon was the only college president to sign the Declaration of Independence, the deep divisions of the Civil War, and the emergence of a modern university under James McCosh and Woodrow Wilson. The second half examines the post-World War 2 era when Princeton significantly increased the diversity of its student body (and in the 1960s became coeducational); expanded its commitment to graduate education, research, and new fields of knowledge; weathe
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First edition (hardback). 4to (31cm by 22cm), 272pp. Illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Original black cloth, dustwrapper. Slight creasing of the front free endpaper, else the book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0691011222.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0691011222. Previous owner gift inscription.; Signed by author on free endpaper. Due to size, ships within US only and only by media rate mail.; 4to 11"-13" tall; 248 pp.