CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. PREFACE TO THE 1996 PAPERBACK EDITION ix
5. CHAPTER I. The Cornerstone Is Laid 1
6. CHAPTER II. T The Cradle of Liberty 48
7. CHAPTER III. The School of Statesmen 80
8. CHAPTER IV. The Stepchild of the Church 118
9. CHAPTER V. Princeton’s Nadir 153
10. CHAPTER VI. Life in Nassau Hall 1790-1830 184
11. CHAPTER VII. The Alumni to the Rescue 215
12. CHAPTER VIII. Through Fire and War 256
13. CHAPTER IX. The Birth of a University 290
14. CHAPTER X. Expansion and Inaction 344
15. CONCLUSION 391
16. APPENDIX Charters of the College of New Jersey, October 22, 1746 and September 14, 1748 396
17. INDEX 405