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Title: The College of William & Mary: A History by Susan H. Godson, Ludwell H. Johnson, Richard B. Sherman ISBN: 0-9615670-4-X Publisher: King and D Mary in Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.00

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Summary: History of College of W&M
Comment: The history is told from the viewpoint of the adminbistration, not the student. This absence of the students'viewpoint is the major weakness. The first part deals with Colonial History up to the early 20th century when W&M became a public institution. As W&M has an extraordinary history, filled with war at the doorstep, constant struggle just to survive, the story is essentially interesting. The most informative part of the second section when the college is public is the insight into funding of a public university and the stupidity of some government officials, as the state auditor who recommended in the 1940s as I recall that all donated money be credited to the state. The contrary argument, which won, was that that would simply kill all donations to the college. This is a good book for libraries and may be used by students of American history to benefit.