Andrew D. White: Educator, Historian, Diplomat

Glenn C. Altschuler

Published by Cornell University Press 1979

Andrew D. White

Educator, Historian, Diplomat

Glenn C. Altschuler

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501744983

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About this book

This is the first full-length biography of Andrew D. White, prominent historian, Republican politician, diplomat, and the first president of Cornell University. A fully rounded portrait, it follows White's career from his youth in Syracuse to his death, at the age of eighty-five, in Ithaca.

Author / Editor information

Glenn C. Altschuler is the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies and the Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions at Cornell University. He is a former columnist for the New York Times and the author or coauthor of several books, including Rude Republic: Americans and Their Politics in the 19th Century and All Shook Up: How Rock 'n Roll Changed America.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	7
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Part I. A RADICAL OF SORTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Part II. AN EDUCATIONAL REFORMER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Part III. REFORM OF ALL KINDS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Part IV. WAR, PEACE, AND WAR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Copyright year: 1979
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 296
Illustrations
- Other: 15 b&w photographs
Keywords: Education & History Of Education; Biography & Autobiography

eBook

Published: May 15, 2019
ISBN: 9781501744983