A History of Georgetown University: The Quest for Excellence, 1889-1964, Volume 2

by Robert Emmett Curran

The discovery and imparting of knowledge are the essential undertakings of any university. Such purposes determined John Carroll, SJ's modest and surprisingly ecumenical proposal to establish an academy on the banks of the Potomac for the education of the young in the early republic. What began earnestly in 1789 still continues today: the idea of Georgetown University as a Catholic university situated squarely in the American experience. Beautifully...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589016890
• ISBN13: 9781589016897
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 3.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.4" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher