Fifty Years in Constantinople and Recollections of Robert College / / George Washburn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Washburn, George,
• MitwirkendeR: Umit, Devrim,; Ümit, Devrim,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (408 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter I: The Founding of Robert College -- Chapter II: The Opening of the College at Bebec -- Chapter III: Last Two Years at Bebec. 1869–1871 -- Chapter IV: Ninth College Year. 1871–1872 -- Chapter V: Development of the College. 1872–1873 -- Chapter VI: Religious Questions. 1873–1874 -- Chapter VII: Visit of Mr. Robert. 1874–1874 -- Chapter VIII: Political Crisis in Turkey. 1875–1876 -- Chapter IX: The Russo-Turkish War. 1876–1877 -- Chapter X: The Russians at San Stefano. 1877–1878 -- Chapter XI: Mr. Robert’s Death. 1878–1879 -- Chapter XII: After the War. 1879–188 -- Chapter XIII: Two Years in America. 1880–1882 -- Chapter XIV: The College at the End of Twenty Years. 1882–1884 -- Chapter XV: The Great Crisis in Bulgaria. 1884–1886 -- Chapter XVI: The Overthrow of Prince Alexander. 1886– 1888 -- Chapter XVII: Armenian and Bulgarian Troubles 1888–1890 -- Chapter XVIII: Another Two Years in America 1889–1891 -- Chapter XIX: Improvements in the College. 1890–1892 -- Chapter XX: Trying Times in Turkey. 1892–1894 -- Chapter XXI: Reorganization of the Board of Trustees. 1894–1896 -- Chapter XXII: The Great Constantinople Massacre. 1896– 1897 -- Chapter XXIII: Further Development of the College. 1897– 1899 -- Chapter XXIV: Death of Dr. Hamlin. 1899–1901 -- Chapter XXV: New Professors and New Buildings. 1901– 1902 -- Chapter XXVI: My Resignation of the Presidency. 1902– 1903 -- Chapter XXVII: The Work of Forty Years 1863–1903 -- Appendix -- Index