Product Description

This sesquicentennial tribute is a beautifully illustrated history of Northwestern University.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1982596 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .3 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 279 pages

From the Back Cover
Why did Northwestern build its campus and a new town around it rather than locate in Chicago, where the University's founders first met? Which 1855 amendment to the University's charter caused the most debate in the Illinois Legislature: to prohibit the sale of liquor within four miles of campus or to exempt Northwestern property from real estate taxes? What was the relationship between Frances Willard, the first dean of women, and Henry Fowler, University president? Why did NU students hang John D. Rockefeller in effigy during a protest rally in the 1930's? Find out the answers to these questions, as well as a host of other wonderful stories in Northwestern University: Celebrating 150 Years, the new anecdotal history of Northwestern. Published in celebration of the university's sesquicentennial and filled with historical and contemporary photos, this full-color book chronicles Northwestern's fascinating history, from the effort to found "an institution of the highest order" through the rise of the modern university.

About the Author
Jay Pridmore is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. He is the author of many books, including Chicago Botanic Garden: Portrait of a Garden (Chicago Horticulture Society, 1999), The Museum of Science and Industry (Abrams, 1997), Chicago Architecture and Design (Abrams, 1993), and Portrait of America (Rand McNally, 1991).