{"product_id":"a-history-of-eastern-kentucky-university-the-school-of-opportunity-9780813123462","title":"A History of Eastern Kentucky University: The School of Opportunity","description":"Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond, Kentucky, was originally established as a normal school in 1906 in the wake of a landmark education law passed by the Kentucky General Assembly. One hundred years later, the school has evolved into a celebrated multipurpose regional university that is national in scope. The school was built on a campus that had housed Central University, a southern Presbyterian institution. In its early years, EKU grew slowly, buffeted by cyclical economic problems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William E. Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.36w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813123462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam E. Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e, university historian and Foundation Professor Emeritus at Eastern Kentucky University, is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Kentucky River\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1999, he received the Governor's Award for his book \u003ci\u003eRobert Worth Bingham and the Southern Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40177464770675,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ac6d7343-a998-49d4-8631-907447712364.jpg?v=1655385428","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-history-of-eastern-kentucky-university-the-school-of-opportunity-9780813123462","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}