books.google.com - In 1795 the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill became the first state university in the United States to open its doors to students. As the celebrated institution prepared to observe its bicentennial, William Snider provided a rich chronicle of its history.Snider describes the signal events...http://books.google.com/books/about/Light_on_the_Hill_A_History_of_the_Unive.html?id=aKRPWDroJSwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareLight on the Hill: A History of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill