John Marshall Barker’s Colleges in America surveys the development of higher education in the United States, with particular attention to the religious origins of many American colleges. Barker traces how denominations founded and shaped institutions of learning across the growing nation.
The book examines curricula, governance, student life, and the relationship between churches and the academy, offering a portrait of American collegiate life at the close of the nineteenth century. It is a useful source for the history of education and religion in America. This free EPUB edition is formatted for comfortable reading on any device.