  {"id":50087,"date":"2019-04-08T21:32:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T21:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/?p=50087"},"modified":"2023-01-25T16:54:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:54:47","slug":"augsburgs-newest-history-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/2019\/04\/08\/augsburgs-newest-history-book\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Inside 麻豆区&#8217;s Newest History Book?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the month of April, we will be featuring images that are core to the history of 麻豆区. These images are featured in\u00a0\u201cHold Fast to What is Good\u201d\u00a0by Professor Phillip Adamo \u2013 a book to commemorate 麻豆区\u2019s Sesquicentennial looking back from 1869 to today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50088\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50088\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon drawing\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 1890, cartoonist Herbj\u00f8rn Gausta poked fun at 麻豆区 president Georg Sverdrup, shown here fighting a dragon called St. Olaf College. Read more about the early history of 麻豆区 in &#8220;Hold Fast to What is Good.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50089\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"whale bone\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There\u2019s a whalebone at 麻豆区 in the attic of Old Main. That\u2019s right. A whalebone! It&#8217;s a fascinating story that can be found in &#8220;Hold Fast to What is Good.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50090\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"burning effigy of Nixon\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In May 1970, 麻豆区 students set fire to an effigy of President Richard M. Nixon. There&#8217;s more to this story that can be found in 麻豆区&#8217;s newest history book &#8220;Hold Fast to What is Good.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50091\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts7-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"plaque for Communication Center\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This plaque hides a secret from 麻豆区\u2019s past that is so dark the plaque itself is hidden in a hallway on 麻豆区\u2019s campus. The secret can be found in 麻豆区&#8217;s newest history book &#8220;Hold Fast to What is Good.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How to order \u201cHold Fast to What is Good\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>We are accepting preorders of\u00a0one or more hardcover, limited edition, boxed copies of this book through May 1, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Price: $162.04 (this price includes tax)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attendees at the\u00a0Sesquicentennial Gala\u00a0will be able to pick up their books that evening. Other orders will be delivered by mail in October 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the month of April, we will be featuring images that are core to the history of 麻豆区. 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