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Download or read book Yea, Alabama! A Peek into the Past of One of the Most Storied Universities in the Nation written by David M. Battles and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Yea, Alabama historical series explores the narrative of the storied University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the United States, in a way not previously published. Years of research into primary documents, many only recently discovered or rediscovered, bring to the fore many new facts, new stories, new characters, new revelations, and new photos that offer the fullest picture of the University yet. This history of bringing higher education to what was just a few years earlier the ...

Download or read book Yea, Alabama! A Rare Glimpse into the Personal Diary of the University of Alabama (Volume 2 - 1871 through 1901 Second Edition) written by David M. Battles and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Alabama (UA) is one of the most prominent and fascinating universities in the United States. Volume One of this series explored UA’s 1819 birth, its formative years, its burning by Union soldiers, and its subsequent rebirth in 1871. Volume Two introduces a number of important elements into the ongoing narrative, including: the University’s continual hassle with the radical state government through 1877; a span of only seven years wherein three UA presidents either die in office or in Tuscaloosa shortly after resigning, creating a terrible period of psychological mourning that affected everyone associated with the University; the strict admission of women students, and the effect of this on the faculty, administration, and the cadets; and the establishment of student-written works including a journal, a newspaper, and a yearbook. The volume also looks at the history of unofficial student sports dating from the 1870s and the official birth in 1892 of a school-sanctioned athletic program for football and baseball, the germ of what would eventually be named the Crimson Tide, including the first twelve rocky years of the program. It also explores the successful 1900 Student Rebellion against the military style of student government, a rebellion that would rock the very soul of the school, involving the state press, the legislature, the governor, the alumni, and the citizens of Alabama, and which witnessed the fall of the commandant and eventually of the president, thus wrenching the students out of their fluctuating but often sorrowful psychological state of mind into an ever-evolving psychology and experience of success.

Download or read book Yea, Alabama! The Uncensored Journal of the University of Alabama (Volume 3 - 1901 through 1926) written by David M. Battles and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Alabama (UA) is one of the most prominent universities in the US. Volume One of this series explored UA’s birth, formative years, its burning by Union soldiers, and its rebirth in 1871. Volume Two noted the adolescent years of the school, rebellion by the students against the military system of government, the rise of a student culture via the admission of women, and a nascent men’s sports program. This third volume explores rising enrollment and a new style of student governance. The book investigates how UA dealt with student smoking, cursing, and hazing. It covers how UA became nationally respected academically, the rise of a successful sports program, the first use of the phrase “Crimson Tide,” the history of the Million Dollar Band and how “Yea, Alabama” became the school fight song, the UA/Auburn rift, and the UA response to WWI and to the women’s rights movement.

Download or read book I Love Alabama/I Hate Auburn written by Donald F. Staffo and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate University of Alabama fan guide to the passionate and historic rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and the Crimson Tide, this book is presented in a unique reversible-book format. Full of interesting trivia, hilarious history, and inside scoops, the book relates the fantastic stories of legendary 'Bama coaches and star players, as well as the numerous villains and their even worse fans who have represented the Tigers over the years. Like two books in one, this completely biased account of the rivalry shows there really is no fine line between love and hate; rather, it's as wide as the drive from Tuscaloosa to Auburn. This is the defining book on the Alabama&–Auburn rivalry and is a must-read for every true Crimson Tide fan.

Download or read book From Dixie to Rocky Top written by Carrie Tipton and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listen as you read! From Dixie to Rocky Top: Book Playlist, now on Spotify. The first book to explore the history of college fight songs as a culturally important phenomenon, From Dixie to Rocky Top zeroes in on the US South, where college football has forged a powerful, quasi-religious sense of meaning and identity throughout the region. Tracing the story of Southeastern Conference (SEC) fight songs from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century, author Carrie Tipton places this popular repertory within the broader commercial music industry and uses fight songs to explore themes of authorship and copyright; the commodification of school spirit; and the construction of race, gender, and regional identity in Southern football culture. This book unearths the history embedded in SEC football’s music traditions, drawing from the archives of the seventeen universities currently or formerly in the conference. Alongside rich primary sources, Tipton incorporates approaches and literature from sports history, Southern and American history, Southern and American studies, and musicology. Chronicling iconic Southern fight songs’ origins, dissemination, meanings, and cultural reception over a turbulent century, From Dixie to Rocky Top weaves a compelling narrative around a virtually unstudied body of popular music.

Download or read book The University of Alabama Trivia Book written by Jessica Lacher-Feldman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unofficial guide to the home of the Crimson Tide! Originally published in 2007, The University of Alabama Trivia Book has been updated with a wealth of new and recent facts about the home of the Crimson Tide. Over 700 questions (with answers!) and quotations span the nearly 200-year history of UA, ranging from the fun to the significant, and from the bizarre to the informative. This book is the quintessential source of information about Alabama’s oldest and largest public university, perfect for current and prospective students, alumni, college sports fans, and Tuscaloosans in town and all over the world. Updates include facts related to much-beloved football in the Nick Saban era, interesting statistics and sports records, and some fascinating faculty trivia, bringing new stories and names to light. Discover obscure facts, forgotten lore, and exciting tidbits about everything from student life and traditions to Town and Gown, including: Who was the first woman to earn a law degree at UA? What are the origins of "Big Al"? What year did the football team start wearing hard helmets? When was air conditioning first installed on campus? And much more!

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