Michael Bezilla

Penn State

An Illustrated History

Chartered in 1855 as an agricultural college, Penn State was designated Pennsylvania's land-grant school soon after the passage of the Morrill Act in ...

Branch Line Empires

The Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads

The saga of a fierce business rivalry: “Absorbing, well-written . . . will appeal to American history scholars and railroad enthusiasts.” —Choic...

Electric Traction on the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1895-1968

The first comprehensive case study of railroad electrification in the United States, this pioneering book highlights a subject of current government a...

Engineering Education at Penn State

A Century in the Land-grant Tradition

Penn State's contribution to the training of engineers since the University's designation as the Commonwealth's land-grant institution, 1863, is prese...

The College of Agriculture at Penn State

A Tradition of Excellence

When The Pennsylvania State University received its charter in 1855, its founders intended it to be an institution for promoting scientific agricultur...

The College of Engineering at Penn State

A Century in the Land-grant Tradition

Penn State's contribution to the training of engineers since the University's designation as the Commonwealth's land-grant institution, 1863, is prese...