Originally published fifty years ago, Princeton, 1746-1896 has taken its place as one of the best institutional histories in America. Yet the book is more than an institutional history just as Princeton University, with its complex religious and political roots and impressive list of faculty and alumni, is more than simply a college. Princeton, 174 "Wertenbaker, ... employing a mass of published and unpublished information, well commemorates the growth of Princeton and the services of its chief educators."