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Frederick Watts and the founding of Penn State / Roger L. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Roger L. (Roger Lea), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Watts, Frederick, 1801-1889.
- Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania.
- Agricultural College of Pennsylvania.
- Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania--History.
- Agricultural College of Pennsylvania--History.
- College trustees.
- Agricultural innovations.
- Agricultural innovations--Pennsylvania--History--19th century.
- College trustees--Pennsylvania--Biography.
- Pennsylvania.
- Genre:
- History.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- State College : Penn State University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Examines the life and accomplishments of Frederick Watts (1801-1889) in agricultural innovation and his role in the creation of the institution that would grow into Penn State University"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Frederick Watts's first fifty years
- The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
- Chartering and locating the new school
- Building the school and preparing to open
- The presidency of Evan Pugh
- Watts and the college after Pugh
- Final years with the college and the aftermath
- U.S. Commissioner of Agriculture.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780271090474
- 0271090472
- OCLC:
- 1249075430
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