In glory's shadow : Shannon Faulkner, the Citadel, and a changing America /
"The Byzantine world of The Citadel is fully revealed in this account of Shannon Faulkner's attempt to become its first female cadet. In Glory's Shadow explores the history of a southern institution determined to preserve traditional lines of power and social influence while all aroun...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
2000, c1999
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| Summary: | "The Byzantine world of The Citadel is fully revealed in this account of Shannon Faulkner's attempt to become its first female cadet. In Glory's Shadow explores the history of a southern institution determined to preserve traditional lines of power and social influence while all around it America was changing." "Manegold illuminates the course - historical, judicial and psychological - of Shannon's fight and uncovers an American drama, a clash between those who would preserve the rigid structures of the past and those trying to chart a new course in a nation remaking itself."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | x, 330 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm x, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0679446354 (alk. paper) 0679446354 9780679446354 (alk. paper) |