The Father of Virginia Military Institute: A Biography of Colonel J.T.L. Preston, CSA

by Randolph P. Shaffner

The Virginia Military Institute launched an educational revolution when it became the first school in the American South to combine classical and practical courses under an effective system of military discipline. It pioneered free schooling for the poor and exemption from tuition and board in exchange for two years of teaching. It has furnished fully qualified citizen-soldiers for both civilian and military life since before the Civil War.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078649395X
• ISBN13: 9780786493951
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher