| College Life in the Old South Contributor(s): Coulter, E. Merton (Author), Dyer, Thomas G. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0820331996 ISBN-13: 9780820331997 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | History - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Series: Brown Thrasher Books |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1928, College Life in the Old South relates the early history of the University of Georgia from its founding in 1785 through the Reconstruction era. Not a dry compilation of facts, E. Merton Coulter's classic study portrays the struggles and accomplishments of America's first chartered state university. Coulter recounts, among other things, how Athens was chosen as the university's location; how the state tried to close the university and refused to give it a fixed allowance until long after the Civil War; the early rules and how students invariably broke them; the days when the Phi Kappa and Demosthenian literary societies ruled the campus; and the vast commencement crowds that overwhelmed Athens to feast on oratory and watermelons. Coulter's account, interspersed with delightful anecdotes, not only depicts the early university but also shows its importance in the antebellum South. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coulter, E. Merton: - E. MERTON COULTER came to the University of Georgia as an associate professor in 1919; he was named an emeritus professor of history in 1958 and continued to work on campus until his death in 1981. During his career, he wrote or edited more than thirty books and his contributions to periodicals were extensive. Coulter was coeditor of the ten-volume History of the South and author of two of the volumes in the series; he also served as editor of the Georgia Historical Quarterly for fifty years.Dyer, Thomas G.: - THOMAS G. DYER (1943-2013) was University Professor Emeritus and Vice President for Instruction Emeritus at the University of Georgia. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Secret Yankees: The Union Circle in Confederate Atlanta and The University of Georgia: A Bicentennial History, 1785-1985 (Georgia). |