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Book SynopsisFrom its early days as a struggling offshoot of the capstone campus in Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama's (UAB) journey to its status as a major medical complex and urban research university has been a bumpy but interesting one. This work explains why, despite various hurdles and distractions, UAB has arisen to be Alabama's largest employer.
Trade ReviewTennant McWilliams has written a superb account of UAB's history.... The research is prodigious, the interpretations sustainable. This book makes a substantial contribution to the literature of higher education and a huge contribution to the history of The University of Alabama, indeed the history of this state and of its 'Magic City.' - E. Culpepper Clark, author of The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation's Last Stand at The University of Alabama ""Just magnificentl... I am impressed with the accuracy and the detail and the historical sweep of the project, especially the early references to the cities of Europe. This is a monumental piece of scholarly work that deserves wide readership."" - Clifton K. Meador, M.D., School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
