"The best school" : West Point, 1833-1866 / James L. Morrison, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, James L., 1923-

Contributor:

Morrison, James L., 1923-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States Military Academy--History--19th century.

United States Military Academy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Professor Morrison, a former army officer and member of the faculty at West Point, began this study...with the goal to describe and evaluate not only the curriculum and administration but also the social, military and bureaucratic aspects of the school. With impeccable research and a graceful writing style, he succeeded in his miss." - Civil War History "This book dissects the internal dynamic of the institution and reaches surprising and significant conclusions...Professor Morrison has produced a work of lasting value, from which historians, educators, and soldiers may all profit." - The Public Historian

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""I. The Old Army, 1833-1860""; ""II. The Military Academy: The External Hierarchy of Control, 1833-1854""; ""III. The Men Who Governed at West Point""; ""IV. The Corps of Cadets: Socioeconomic Composition and the Military Environment""; ""V. The Corps of Cadets: Activities, Honor, and Religion""; ""VI. The Academic Environment, 1833-1854""; ""VII. The Military Academy in Its Educational Context""; ""VIII. The Era of the Five-Year Course, 1854-1861""; ""IX. West Point and the Civil War""; ""X. The End of an Era""; ""Appendixes""

""I. Occupational and Financial Status of Parents, 1842-1854""""II. Subjects by Semester, 1833-1854""; ""III. Deficiencies by Class and Subject, 1833-1854""; ""IV. The Five-Year Program in 1860""; ""V. Academic Failures During the Five-Year Course""; ""VI. Staff and Faculty, 1850-1861: State of Residence, Regional Groupings, Confederate Service""; ""VII. Cadets at West Point, 1830-1860: Census Statistics, Failures by State, Failures by Region""; ""VIII. Participation in the Civil War, Graduates, Classes of 1833-1861""; ""IX. Academic Failures by Class and Subject, 1861-1865""

""X. Admissions and Graduations, Classes Entering Between 1866 and 1870""""XI. Academic Failures, Classes Entering Between 1866 and 1870""; ""XII. Contemporary Foreign Military Schools, 1833-1866""; ""Abbreviations Used in Notes""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Originally published: "The best school in the world." 1986.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-248) and index.

Related Work:

Morrison, James L., 1923- Best school in the world.

ISBN:

1-61277-193-9