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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sally F. Griffith (Independent Scholar)Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780271048475ISBN 10: 0271048476 Pages: 512 Publication Date: 15 March 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsIf you wish to understand the traditions of an American gem--the liberal arts college--this insightful volume is a perfect starting point. --W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars “Franklin & Marshall exemplifies a unique American academic gem—the liberal arts college. Griffith insightfully chronicles a two-century commitment to an educational mission that remained remarkably consistent through changing intellectual currents and social conditions. This volume details how unlikely ventures launched by small German minorities in southeastern Pennsylvania eventually morphed into a nationally recognized institution. The book offers an affectionate description of the struggles and successes of one small college that will delight members of the Franklin & Marshall community, while also locating the story in a national context that will inform scholars.” —W. Bruce Leslie,The College at Brockport–SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars “If you wish to understand the traditions of an American gem—the liberal arts college—this insightful volume is a perfect starting point.” —W. Bruce Leslie,The College at Brockport–SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars Franklin & Marshall exemplifies a unique American academic gem the liberal arts college. Griffith insightfully chronicles a two-century commitment to an educational mission that remained remarkably consistent through changing intellectual currents and social conditions. This volume details how unlikely ventures launched by small German minorities in southeastern Pennsylvania eventually morphed into a nationally recognized institution. The book offers an affectionate description of the struggles and successes of one small college that will delight members of the Franklin & Marshall community, while also locating the story in a national context that will inform scholars. W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars Author InformationSally F. Griffith is an independent scholar. Among her previous publications are Home Town News: William Allen White and the Emporia Gazette (1989), an edition of The Autobiography of William Allen White (1990), and Serving History in a Changing World: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania in the Twentieth Century (2002). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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