The Launching of Duke University, 1924-1949

by Robert F. Durden

In this rich and authoritative history, distinguished historian Robert F. Durden tells the story of the formation of Duke University, beginning with its creation in 1924 as a new institution organized around Trinity College. As Durden reveals, this narrative belongs first and foremost to Duke University's original President, William Preston Few, whose visionary leadership successfully launched the building of the first voluntarily supported research...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822313022
• ISBN13: 9780822313021
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.2" x 10.3"