LEADER 02119oam 22004814a 450 001 9910136029303321 005 20240501144215.0 010 $a0-8131-6859-7 010 $a0-8131-6880-5 010 $a0-8131-6858-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000908884 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4718716 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001659636 035 $a(OCoLC)960977311 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse53072 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000908884 100 $a20160912d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aHorace Holley $eTransylvania University and the Making of Liberal Education in the Early American Republic /$fJames P. Cousins 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (323 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2016. 311 $a0-8131-6857-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 "Great Truths" -- 2 "Term of Severe Trial" -- 3 "The State of Society" -- 4 "A New Era of Literature" -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- 5 "Traces of Vast Design" -- 6 "A Time of Fruitsand Flowers" -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aOutspoken New England urbanite Horace Holley (1781-1827) was an unlikely choice to become the president of Transylvania University - the first college established west of the Allegheny Mountains. In this definitive biography, James P. Cousins offers fresh perspectives on a seminal yet controversial figure in American religious history and educational life. 606 $aCollege presidents$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCollege presidents 676 $a378.0092 700 $aCousins$b James$f1976-$01246564 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136029303321 996 $aHorace Holley$92890287 997 $aUNINA