College for Appalachia

" Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd was a New England woman with a mission in life. In 1916 she settled on Caney Creek in Eastern Kentucky, determined to bring higher education to this remote corner of Appalachia. The school she founded, now Alice Lloyd College, continues to serve the area and its people and to stand as a tribute to Lloyd's remarkable energy, determination, and vision. This education was provided free and required that the students abide by Lloyd's very strict rules of conduct and pled

Author: P. David Searles
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 02/23/1995
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.40w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780813118833

About the Author

P. David Searles is a former director of the Peace Corps and former deputy chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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