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BL
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646087
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Trousdale, William
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| Title & Author
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Military high schools in America /\ William Trousdale
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| Publication Statement
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Walnut Creek, Calif. :: Left Coast Press,, c2007
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463 p., [24] p. of plates :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1598741160
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: 9781598741162
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-441) and index
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| Contents
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Preface -- Introduction -- Part I : The ethics of admission. The numbers game ; Families -- Part II : From boys to gentlemen. The man and his gentlemen ; New lives for old ; Onward and usually upward ; A sense of worth ; Old rusty nails and puppy dogs' tails... -- Part III : Watchman, what of the night? Downward toward disaster ; Man to man ; Crooked timber ; Tradition into tragedy ; Broken windows -- Part IV : Monastery or magic kingdom. Traditional values vs. modern mayhem ; Survival of the military school ; Suicidal reinvention ; Cadet nomenclature ; The academic component ; The curriculum ; The military component ; The athletic component ; Sanctuary -- Part V : The change is forever. The change is forever
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| Subject
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Military education-- United States
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Private schools-- United States-- History
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| LC Classification
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U430.A1T85 2007
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