A History of Harrow School 1324-1991 [Hardcover]

Christopher Tyerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 14, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0198227965 | ISBN-13: 978-0198227960

This is the first modern history of one of the most famous schools in the English-speaking world. It takes an even-handed approach, covering the schools failings as well as its successes. It includes frank discussions of Harrow's financial, educational, and sexual scandals along with a survey of its many great moments as the school of Byron, Churchill (and six other prime ministers), and Nehru.

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"A History of Harrow School will serve as a model for future educational historiansThe real strength of this wonderful book lies in its treatment of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, for which Tyerman had a full of archival sources at his disposala well written and extensively researched book." HISTORY: Reviews of New Books

About the Author

Christopher Tyerman is at Hertford College, Oxford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 632 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198227965
• ISBN-13: 978-0198227960
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,271,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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