THE BELL TOWER AND BEYOND by David E. Shi, Ronald Boozer (Illus) ( 9781570034664 )

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THE BELL TOWER AND BEYOND
REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING AND LIVING

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Hardback

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1570034664

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9781570034664

Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS

Pub. date:

1 March, 2002

Pages:

192

Description:

Published as part of Furman University's 175th anniversary celebration, this volume features tributes to distinguished Furman alumni, celebrations of university traditions, and black-and-white drawings by North Carolina architect and Furman alumnus Ronald Boozer.

Synopsis:

Noted historian-cum-university president genially shares his discoveries; When David Emory Shi, a leading historian and writer, left the classrooms of Davidson College for the president's office of Furman University in 1994, he took with him his interest in the past, in people, and in the process of becoming educated. Determined to elude the academic ivory tower and the swamp of administration, Shi continued his study of the connections between past and present, self and society. He also became a popular speaker on topics of public interest as well as a newspaper columnist and radio commentator with a loyal following throughout the country. Shi's miscellany of speeches and columns, collected in this volume, display both his desire to link academe to the real world and his infectious enthusiasm for liberal learning. Shi's meditations reflect his ever-widening circle of interests - from Martin Luther King Jr., the Marquis de Lafayette, and the artist Cecilia Beaux to Transcendentalism and nineteenth-century reform.Shi offers innovative interpretations on topics ranging from the fate of books in the digital age to America's conflicted fascination with the simple life, from George Washington's rules for civility to the Montgomery bus boycott. Published as part of Furman University's 175th anniversary celebration, The Bell Tower and Beyond features tributes to distinguished Furman alumni, celebrations of university traditions, and black-and-white drawings by North Carolina architect and Furman alumnus Ronald Boozer that were prepared especially for this volume. The Bell Tower and Beyond also includes selections on Greenville and its citizens, the South, America's past, and contemporary culture.

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27 line illustrations

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University of South Carolina Press

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