History of the University of Alabama: Volume One, 1818-1902

by James Benson Sellers

The University of Alabama, established in 1831, has survived poverty, riots, political interference, wartime destruction, attacks by clergy and laymen, and internal feuds to develop from a boarding school for planters? sons to a modern and thriving state university. Using official records and state newspapers as well as letters and diaries of presidents, students, teachers, and alumni, this comprehensive volume that covers 1818 to 1902 reveals the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817357696
• ISBN13: 9780817357696
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 662 Pages