Marshall University (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738541907)

In 1837, the people of Guyandotte, then a village on the Virginia frontier, resolved to open a school for their sons and daughters. Tradition says local lawyer John Laidley convinced his neighbors to name the school for his friend, Chief Justice John Marshall. The one-room log cabin that housed those first students soon gave way to a two-story brick building that, with various additions over the years, became the school's Old Main. For decades, the cherished landmark has stood like a proud sentinel, watching Marshall grow and evolve into a major university with an enrollment over 16,000. This remarkable volume, with more than 200 historic photographs from the Marshall archives, chronicles the dramatic Marshall saga.

Author: James E. Casto
ISBN-10: 0738541907
ISBN-13: 9780738541907
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2005
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.58w x 0.36d