Fifty Years in Constantinople and Recollections of Robert College
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Fifty Years in Constantinople and Recollections of Robert College

  1. 408 pages
  2. English
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Fifty Years in Constantinople and Recollections of Robert College

About this book

George Washburn's memoir describes characters and events during his presidency of Robert College (1877–1903), the first American missionary college in the Ottoman Empire and the Near East, and the first American college founded outside the United States, as well as the rivalry between the declining Ottoman Empire and the rapidly growing United States.

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Information

Publisher
Gorgias Press
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781463234089
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Ministry

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. Illustrations
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter I: The Founding of Robert College
  8. Chapter II: The Opening of the College at Bebec
  9. Chapter III: Last Two Years at Bebec. 1869–1871
  10. Chapter IV: Ninth College Year. 1871–1872
  11. Chapter V: Development of the College. 1872–1873
  12. Chapter VI: Religious Questions. 1873–1874
  13. Chapter VII: Visit of Mr. Robert. 1874–1874
  14. Chapter VIII: Political Crisis in Turkey. 1875–1876
  15. Chapter IX: The Russo-Turkish War. 1876–1877
  16. Chapter X: The Russians at San Stefano. 1877–1878
  17. Chapter XI: Mr. Robert’s Death. 1878–1879
  18. Chapter XII: After the War. 1879–188
  19. Chapter XIII: Two Years in America. 1880–1882
  20. Chapter XIV: The College at the End of Twenty Years. 1882–1884
  21. Chapter XV: The Great Crisis in Bulgaria. 1884–1886
  22. Chapter XVI: The Overthrow of Prince Alexander. 1886– 1888
  23. Chapter XVII: Armenian and Bulgarian Troubles 1888–1890
  24. Chapter XVIII: Another Two Years in America 1889–1891
  25. Chapter XIX: Improvements in the College. 1890–1892
  26. Chapter XX: Trying Times in Turkey. 1892–1894
  27. Chapter XXI: Reorganization of the Board of Trustees. 1894–1896
  28. Chapter XXII: The Great Constantinople Massacre. 1896– 1897
  29. Chapter XXIII: Further Development of the College. 1897– 1899
  30. Chapter XXIV: Death of Dr. Hamlin. 1899–1901
  31. Chapter XXV: New Professors and New Buildings. 1901– 1902
  32. Chapter XXVI: My Resignation of the Presidency. 1902– 1903
  33. Chapter XXVII: The Work of Forty Years 1863–1903
  34. Appendix
  35. Index