Brief description:
The Customs and Traditions of West Point in the American Novel
by Aloysius Norton (1950)
The author evaluates the major themes in twenty novels about West Point dating from 1883 to 1942. The books all focus on the cadet experience, the drama and moral issues they encounter from four perspectives:.
INTRODUCTION (Background)
CHAPTER I Equality.
CHAPTER II The Fourth Class System
CHAPTER III The Honor System
CHAPTER IV Hazing
CHAPTER V The Literary Merit of the Novels
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
This is an unpublished document in the archives of the West Point Library. All the books cited by Norton can be found in this collection.
by Aloysius Norton (1950)
The author evaluates the major themes in twenty novels about West Point dating from 1883 to 1942. The books all focus on the cadet experience, the drama and moral issues they encounter from four perspectives:.
INTRODUCTION (Background)
CHAPTER I Equality.
CHAPTER II The Fourth Class System
CHAPTER III The Honor System
CHAPTER IV Hazing
CHAPTER V The Literary Merit of the Novels
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
This is an unpublished document in the archives of the West Point Library. All the books cited by Norton can be found in this collection.
Publication
Columbia Univ, (1950) 1st,Mag,,,Fair