Sumner, Margaret 1972-

Collegiate Republic : cultivating an ideal society in early America / by Margaret Sumner. - Charlottesville, VA ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2014. - ix, 255 pages : ill. ; 24 cm. - Recent Books in the Jeffersonian America series . - Recent Books in the Jeffersonian America series .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Cont.: Cultivating the college world : "the generous purpose" -- Organizing the college world : "all various nature" -- Building the college world : "an elegant sufficiency" -- Working in the college world : "ease and alternate labor" -- Leaving the college world : "gentle spirits fly."

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