Lynn Salsi, an award-winning North Carolina writer and historian, and Burke Salsi Jr., a student at North Carolina State University and winner of the Paul Green Multi-Media Award, provide a unique history of a much-beloved educational institution. They bring to life the personalities, communities, and local support that formed and nurtured a school whose contributions to science, conservation, textiles, veterinary science, and engineering extend well beyond the boundaries of North Carolina. The authors provide a unique look into the history of the university, from the cow college days through the growth and emergence of the university as a modern scientific institution at the forefront of national and international research. Lynn Salsi, an award-winning North Carolina writer and historian, and Burke Salsi Jr., a student at North Carolina State University and winner of the Paul Green Multi-Media Award, provide a unique history of a much-beloved educational institution. They bring to life the personalities, communities, and local support that formed and nurtured a school whose contributions to science, conservation, textiles, veterinary science, and engineering extend well beyond the boundaries of North Carolina. The authors provide a unique look into the history of the university, from the cow college days through the growth and emergence of the university as a modern scientific institution at the forefront of national and international research.