History of Georgetown University - From Academy to University, 1789-1889, Volume 1

Informationen zum Autor Robert Emmett Curran is a professor emeritus of history at Georgetown University, where he served as a faculty member for 32 years. He currently resides, with his wife Eileen, in Richmond, Kentucky. Klappentext Beautifully designed with over 300 illustrations and photographs, A History of Georgetown University tells the remarkable story of the administrators, faculty, students, and programs that have made Georgetown a leading institution of higher education. With a keen eye for detail, historian Robert Emmett Curran--a member of the Georgetown community for over three decades--explores the broader perspective of Georgetown's sense of identity and its place in American culture. Volume One traces Georgetown's evolution during its first century, from its beginnings as an academy within the American Catholic community of the Revolutionary War era through its flowering as a college before the Civil War to its postbellum achievements as a university. Zusammenfassung The discovery and imparting of knowledge are the essential undertakings of any university. Designed with over 300 illustrations and photographs! this title tells the remarkable story of the administrators! boards! faculty! students! and programs that have made Georgetown a leading institution of higher education.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Emmett Curran, Robert Emmett/ Degioia Curran, Curran Robert Emmett
• Assisted by: DeGioia John J. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2010
• EAN: 9781589016880
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-688-0
• No. of pages: 496
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations, EDUCATION / History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Education, universities, Higher education, tertiary education, District Of Columbia (Washington, Dc), Religious institutions and organizations, C 1700 To C 1800, Religious institutions & organizations, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher