Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. Tory Preamble: The Short History of King’s College 1
6. 2. Flirting with Republicanism 49
7. 3. Knickerbocker Days: The Limits of Academic Reform 79
8. 4.Midcentury Stirrings 117
9. 5. Takeoff 144
10. 6. The Aspect of a University 177
11. 7. Bolt to the Top 211
12. 8. 1917: Twilight of Idols 234
13. 9. Jews at Columbia 256
14. 10. The Invention of Columbia College 277
15. 11. Prosperity Lost 300
16. 12. Columbia in the American Century 328
17. 13. A Second Flowering 356
18. 14. Afternoon on the Hudson 391
19. 15. Riding the Whirlwind: Columbia ’68 423
20. 16. It’s About Columbia 462
21. 17. A Tough Place 490
22. 18. Bottoming Out 511
23. 19. Columbia Recovered 533
24. 20. The Way We Are 557
25. Epilogue:Worth the Candle? 578
26. Notes 583
27. Bibliographical Note 685
28. Index 691