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"Robert Durden's The Launching of Duke University is a meticulously clear feat of scholarship, it is also a compelling story of the founding and rapid growth of the newest of the world's extraordinary educational institutions."—Reynolds Price, James B. Duke Professor of English, Duke University
"Robert Durden's long-awaited history of Duke University is more than worth the wait. The Launching of Duke University brings to life names and events we have known but vaguely, and inspires the present with tales of hope, vision, and perseverence. It is a remarkable story, beginning with an earnest desire for education in Randolph County, North Carolina, evolving into a university destined to become one of the best in the world."—Terry Sanford, President Emeritus (1969-85), Duke University

The Launching of Duke University 19241949

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      Publisher: Duke University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/12/1993 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780822313021, 978-0822313021
      ISBN10: 0822313022

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      Book Synopsis


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      "Robert Durden's The Launching of Duke University is a meticulously clear feat of scholarship, it is also a compelling story of the founding and rapid growth of the newest of the world's extraordinary educational institutions."—Reynolds Price, James B. Duke Professor of English, Duke University
      "Robert Durden's long-awaited history of Duke University is more than worth the wait. The Launching of Duke University brings to life names and events we have known but vaguely, and inspires the present with tales of hope, vision, and perseverence. It is a remarkable story, beginning with an earnest desire for education in Randolph County, North Carolina, evolving into a university destined to become one of the best in the world."—Terry Sanford, President Emeritus (1969-85), Duke University

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