Horace Holley: Transylvania University and the Making of Liberal Education in the Early American Republic

Outspoken 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. Many Kentuckians doubted his leadership abilities, some questioned his Unitarian beliefs, and others simply found him arrogant and elitist. Nevertheless, Holley ushered in a period of sustained educational and cultural growth at Transylvania, and the university received national attention f

Author: James P. Cousins
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 12/09/2016
Pages: 322
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780813168579

About the Author

James P. Cousins is a faculty member in the Department of History at Western Michigan University.

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