A Brief History of Cumberland College 1825-1861

A Brief History of Cumberland College 1825-1861
Author: Matthew H. Gore
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2010-09-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0557628377

Cumberland College was the original Cumberland Presbyterian educational institution. Admitting women in the first class (1826) is was likely the first coeducational institution in the United States.

Volunteer Forty-niners

Volunteer Forty-niners
Author: Walter T. Durham
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780826512987

In Volunteer Forty-Niners, Walter T. Durham provides the first comprehensive examination of the role Tennessee and Tennesseans played in creating a new state and a new society on the West Coast. Drawing from such archival sources as personal narratives in letters and diaries, public records, and newspaper reports, Durham has woven a wealth of information into his recounting of their adventures.