| Marshall University Contributor(s): Casto, James E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738541907 ISBN-13: 9780738541907 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: In 1837, the people of Guyandotte, then a village on the Virginia frontier, resolved to open a school for their sons and daughters. Tradition says local lawyer John Laidley convinced his neighbors to name the school for his friend, Chief Justice John Marshall. The one-room log cabin that housed those first students soon gave way to a two-story brick building that, with various additions over the years, became the school's Old Main. For decades, the cherished landmark has stood like a proud sentinel, watching Marshall grow and evolve into a major university with an enrollment over 16,000. This remarkable volume, with more than 200 historic photographs from the Marshall archives, chronicles the dramatic Marshall saga. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education | History - Education | Higher - Education | Organizations & Institutions |
| Dewey: 378.754 |
| LCCN: 2005929133 |
| Series: Campus History |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.58" W x 9.2" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - West Virginia |
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Contributor Bio(s): Casto, James E.: - Retired newspaper editor James E. Casto is the author of Arcadia Publishing's Cabell County and Southern West Virginia: Coal Country. In 2004, Marshall awarded him its John Marshall Medal of Civic Responsibility in recognition of his services to the university and the community. |