02665nam 2200577 a 450 991046165240332120200520144314.01-283-23934-597866132393411-57233-803-2(CKB)2670000000094450(EBL)692530(OCoLC)726734872(SSID)ssj0000523892(PQKBManifestationID)11333410(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523892(PQKBWorkID)10543469(PQKB)10232204(MiAaPQ)EBC692530(MdBmJHUP)muse14670(Au-PeEL)EBL692530(CaPaEBR)ebr10471909(CaONFJC)MIL323934(EXLCZ)99267000000009445020101022d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLincoln Memorial University and the shaping of Appalachia[electronic resource] /Earl J. Hess1st ed.Knoxville University of Tennessee Pressc20111 online resource (340 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57233-752-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. A Larger Enterprise; Chapter 2. A Monument to Abraham Lincoln; Chapter 3. Young Lincolns; Chapter 4. Stooksbury's School; Chapter 5. Howard's Monument; Chapter 6. Modernization; Chapter 7. Strike; Chapter 8. Crisis and Survival; Chapter 9. A New Day for Lincoln Memorial; Chapter 10. The Lincoln Stamp; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexLocated near Cumberland Gap in the rugged hills of East Tennessee, Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) was founded in 1897 to help disadvantaged Appalachian youth and reward the descendents of Union loyalists in the region. Its founder was former Union General Oliver Otis Howard, a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, who made it his mission to sustain an institution of higher learning in the mountain South that would honor the memory of the Civil War president.In Lincoln Memorial University and the Shaping of Appalachia, LMU Professor Earl J. Hess presents a highly Education, HigherAppalachian RegionHistoryElectronic books.Education, HigherHistory.378.768/944Hess Earl J905203MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461652403321Lincoln Memorial University and the shaping of Appalachia2488389UNINA