From the Connecticut Valley to the West Coast:the role of Dartmouth College in the building of the nation: Historical New Hampshire / Richard K. Behrens.
- Title:
- From the Connecticut Valley to the West Coast:the role of Dartmouth College in the building of the nation: Historical New Hampshire / Richard K. Behrens.
- Author:
- Behrens, Richard K.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2009.
- Physical Description:
- p. 44-68.
- Source:
- Vol. 63, No. 1 (Spring 2009) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- The article explores the history of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and the contributions of alumni to the development of U.S. society as settlers, explorers, politicians, and community leaders. The author reflects on the religious aspects and missionary beginnings of the school. Alumni such as Stephen Harriman Long, Samuel Thurston, John Ball, and John Wentworth are profiled. Other topics include westward expansion and the Mormon exodus, political participation in the U.S. Civil War, relations with Native Americans, and infrastructural projects.
- Language:
- English.
- Organizations:
- Dartmouth College History.
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