Stetson University

by Maggi Smith Hall

Book Overview

Stetson University was founded in 1883 in historic DeLand, Florida, and has been educating students for over a century.

The passionate vision of the town's early promoter Henry Addison DeLand contributed in a large way to the success of the university. DeLand, a New Yorker with a dream, wanted his newly adopted town to be distinctive in rural Central Florida. Since the state had no four-year college, his foresight brought to fruition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738517550
• ISBN13: 9780738517551
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.3"