{"product_id":"9781623494841","title":"Texas A\u0026M University: A Pictorial History, 1876-1996, Second Edition","description":"This expanded edition of Texas A\u0026amp;M University: A Pictorial History gives a panoramic view of Texas A\u0026amp;M, from its infancy as a college with forty-eight agricultural and mechanical (engineering) students to today's diverse campus of more than forty thousand students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptured in full-color photographs are the modern university, its buildings, its far-reaching programs, and its students. The book is also a gallery of Aggie greats—on the battlefields of five wars; on the athletic fields; in industry, agriculture, science, and civic leadership. Historical photos show visits by Presidents William H. Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George H. W. Bush; preparations for military actions of World Wars I and II; the 1939 national championship football team; and the campus filming of the 1943 World War II movie We've Never Been Licked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the first day of classes, the A\u0026amp;M College of Texas encountered successes and setbacks that would provide valuable lessons, established traditions that would shape the university and its students, and began its transformation from a frontier educational community to one of the nation's largest and most active teaching and research institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGov. Richard Coke's admonition of October 4, 1876, has governed the school's growth: \"Grave responsibilities rest upon you. The excellence of the college will be determined by your progress.\" As new frontiers beckoned, A\u0026amp;M accepted the challenges—excelling not only in agriculture and engineering but also the sciences, medicine, education, and research relating to space and the sea. A\u0026amp;M's military program received national recognition for providing military leaders during the Spanish-American War, the two world wars, and subsequent conflicts. With growth have come a more diverse student body, administrative reorganizations, and expanded educational programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Texas A\u0026M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165063528688,"sku":"9781623494841","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781623494841_p0.jpg?v=1763865522","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781623494841","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}