Battle Ground Academy was established in 1889 in Franklin, Tennessee, and struggled for decades to survive. Through a series of narratives from former students, the book chronicles those struggles, and captures what it was like to attend the school during a period of time that spanned two world wars and the Great Depression. It also reveals how the institution experienced the political and social changes that swept across America during the mid-1900s. The book presents memorable teachers and idiosyncratic students, recounts practical jokes, and preserves countless details of an educational experience that has long since passed from the scene.