Contents
Preface
Prologue. “The destitute and more isolated portions of the Master’s vineyard”
Part I: 1872–1916
Chapter 1. Isaac Long on One End of a Log
Chapter 2. A Reluctant President in an Age of Change
Part II: 1917–1937
Chapter 3. “Heroic and Pathetic in the Extreme”
Chapter 4. “Muddling through Somehow”
Part III: 1937–1969
Chapter 5. Little Haverford or Maryville of the West: The College Seeks a Purpose
Chapter 6. Bricks and Mortar: Paul McCain Builds a Campus
Part IV: 1969–1997
Chapter 7. Arkansas College in the Wild West Years
Chapter 8. Tossing Our Hats over the Wall: The Griffith Years
Epilogue
Appendix I. Life after Lyon: Post-Presidential Careers
Appendix II. Lists of Leaders and Honors
Appendix III. Brief Historical Sketches of Selected Arkansas Institutions, Past and Present
Notes
Bibliography
Index