{"product_id":"aggies-by-the-sea-paperback","title":"Aggies by the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Curley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAggies by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Texas A\u0026amp;M University at Galveston, an unusual educational institution that began operation in 1962 as a maritime academy with only twenty-three students and now enrolls more than 1,600 undergraduates studying the sciences, technology, business, and cultural aspects of the sea. The first class of students (all men, as Texas A\u0026amp;M required at the time) had no dormitories when class started in Galveston, so the students were bunked in the nurses' dorms at the University of Texas Medical Branch. They borrowed their beds from the University of Texas and their training ship from the New York Maritime Academy. By 1969, though, the school had opened a full campus on Pelican Island. By then, some 150 students were studying in the program and it had its own home ship, the \u003ci\u003eTexas Clipper\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1973, the campus admitted its first female student--believed to be the first woman maritime cadet in the country--and added maritime science to its degree programs. Nearly one hundred photographs portray the growth of the Galveston school from its humble beginnings to what it is today; a full university, nationally prominent for its focus on the world's oceans. Filled with lively anecdotes, reminiscences, and biographical sidebars, this lavishly illustrated book presents history with a bounce. \". . . provides an interesting window into Galveston's past, considering how many issues--from the political to the meteorological--have brushed and shaped the campus and the island city.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Galveston County Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e \"Institutional histories generally make dull reading, but Aggies by the Sea: Texas A\u0026amp;M University at Galveston is a pleasant exception.\" --\u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN CURLEY is a Regents Professor of English at Texas A\u0026amp;M University at Galveston. He has taught at Texas A\u0026amp;M University at Galveston for more than thirty years and has personally witnessed most of the development he describes in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47223044473081,"sku":"9781603448109","price":31.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/W9NuPsl1On9781603448109.webp?v=1768225222","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/aggies-by-the-sea-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}