Book Overview
The eleventh-oldest college in the nation, the College of Charleston stands as one of the country's most historic academic institutions. Over the past few centuries, the College has provided education and
opportunity for students, faculty, and local Charlestonians against a rare Southern backdrop, with a campus that mirrors the architectural charm
and elegance of the peninsula city. This volume, with over 200 black-and-white photographs, transports
readers on an incredible visual journey across an nineteenth- and twentieth-century landscape of Charleston, a time and place unique in the city's and school's history. Documenting the school's antebellum days as the first municipal college in 1837, the turbulent years of the Civil War, the campus's growth and evolution in the earlier part of the twentieth century, and the traditions that continue today, this pictorial retrospective explores the many elements of the Cougar experience: the College's student life, the development and preservation of its buildings, its athletic teams and events, and the many diverse student-run organizations.
opportunity for students, faculty, and local Charlestonians against a rare Southern backdrop, with a campus that mirrors the architectural charm
and elegance of the peninsula city. This volume, with over 200 black-and-white photographs, transports
readers on an incredible visual journey across an nineteenth- and twentieth-century landscape of Charleston, a time and place unique in the city's and school's history. Documenting the school's antebellum days as the first municipal college in 1837, the turbulent years of the Civil War, the campus's growth and evolution in the earlier part of the twentieth century, and the traditions that continue today, this pictorial retrospective explores the many elements of the Cougar experience: the College's student life, the development and preservation of its buildings, its athletic teams and events, and the many diverse student-run organizations.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738506362
ISBN13:9780738506364
Release Date:September 2000
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.7" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
An important book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
It is amazing how much time you can spend at a place and realize that you know absolutely nothing about the history of the College apart from what you hear from the most established(older) facility. How the college was initially founded and also how there was a time in its history where it almost closed down. And yes there was a time before the College was a public facility that the entire Student body could fit on the porch of Randolph Hall. That is hands down my favorite photograph. Overall-Even if you have no interest in the historical aspect at all you might learn something even it is from an "oh my gosh I'm standing where that guy stood all those years ago" kind of way.
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