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Fire and stone : the making of the University of North Carolina under Presidents Edward Kidder Graham and Harry Woodburn Chase Cover Image Book

Fire and stone : the making of the University of North Carolina under Presidents Edward Kidder Graham and Harry Woodburn Chase / Howard E. Covington Jr.

Fire & stone (other title)
Covington, Howard E., Jr., 1944- (author.). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library, (publisher.).

Summary:

"... By focusing on the tenure of two very different university's presidents in Fire and stone, Edward Kidder Graham (Fire) and Harry Woodburn Chase (Stone), Howard Covington recounts how these men complemented one another to lay the groundwork for our modern university. Each was the right leader at the right time, and this ... book shows how different leadership styles allowed them to implement their distinctive visions for the University"-- Provided by publisher.

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Record details

  • ISBN: 1469651823
  • ISBN: 9781469651828
  • Physical Description: xiii, 528 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-477) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The worst year of his life -- An awakening -- Professor Graham -- Acting president -- The Graham era begins -- A rising tide -- The war comes to Chapel Hill -- In service to the nation -- Casualties of war -- Harry Woodburn Chase -- The test -- Building a university -- The educator -- Freedom to think -- A new deal -- The decline -- Time to leave -- A real university.

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Subject: Chase, Harry Woodburn, 1883-1955.
Graham, Edward Kidder, 1876-1918.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962) > Presidents.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > History > 20th century.
College presidents > North Carolina > Chapel Hill > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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Fire and stone.

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