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Stand Forever, Yielding Never: The Citadel in the 21st Century

4.6/5 ( ratings)

“In Pat Conroy’s iconic 1980 novel The Lords of Discipline, protagonist Will McLean vows to write the history of his military college. Conroy’s classmate John Warley, ’67, has deftly achieved that in his modern history of The Citadel. Interwoven with the remembrances of alumni, faculty and college and community leaders, Warley’s narrative account is an enlightening chronicle of change over time—a microcosm of our larger American experience—as told from the vantage point of one who wears the ring.” — Jonathan Haupt, executive director, Pat Conroy Literary Center On March 20, 1843, twenty young men from South Carolina assembled on Marion Square in Charleston to begin the educational experiment called The Citadel. In 2018, over 2300 cadets from all over the world, of varied race and gender, gathered to celebrate 175 years of tradition and excellence. This book explores that journey.

Pages: 336

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Evening Post Books

Release: May 14, 2022

ISBN: 1929647379

ISBN 13: 9781929647378

Stand Forever, Yielding Never: The Citadel in the 21st Century

4.6/5 ( ratings)

“In Pat Conroy’s iconic 1980 novel The Lords of Discipline, protagonist Will McLean vows to write the history of his military college. Conroy’s classmate John Warley, ’67, has deftly achieved that in his modern history of The Citadel. Interwoven with the remembrances of alumni, faculty and college and community leaders, Warley’s narrative account is an enlightening chronicle of change over time—a microcosm of our larger American experience—as told from the vantage point of one who wears the ring.” — Jonathan Haupt, executive director, Pat Conroy Literary Center On March 20, 1843, twenty young men from South Carolina assembled on Marion Square in Charleston to begin the educational experiment called The Citadel. In 2018, over 2300 cadets from all over the world, of varied race and gender, gathered to celebrate 175 years of tradition and excellence. This book explores that journey.

Pages: 336

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Evening Post Books

Release: May 14, 2022

ISBN: 1929647379

ISBN 13: 9781929647378

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