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Presidents of the University of North Carolina: Frank Porter Graham, Erskine Bowles, Gordon Gray, William C. Friday, Molly Corbett Broad |
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English |
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Paperback |
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28 |
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2010-05-26 |
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1157008925 |
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Books LLC |
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0.12 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.04 inches |
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Frank Porter Graham, Erskine Bowles, Gordon Gray, William C. Friday, Molly Corbett Broad, Edward Kidder Graham. Excerpt: Frank Porter Graham (October 14, 1886 - February 16, 1972) was a president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and, for a brief period, United States Senator. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1886, one of nine children born to Alexander (September 12, 1844 November 2, 1934) and Katherine B. Sloan (March 8, 1855 January 1, 1939). His brother, Moonlight Graham, was a baseball player and inspiration for the film Field of Dreams. Graham graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, in 1909. He thereafter studied law and received his license in 1913. He received a graduate degree in 1916 from Columbia University. While he was studying law, Graham was a high school teacher in Raleigh, North Carolina. He later embarked on a career as a history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1915 until 1930. He interrupted his teaching profession to enlist in 1917 in the United States Marine Corps for service in World War I. He was discharged as a first lieutenant in 1919. In 1930, Graham was named president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served until 1949 (when he was appointed as Senator) and was the first president of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. Graham was mentioned in hearings held by the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities for his involvement as honorary president of a group alleged to be a Communist front organization. In events that made national news, Graham was labeled a Communist himself, but refused to renounce his association with that ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=516594
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