Iowa : the middle land / Dorothy Schwieder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwieder, Dorothy, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iowa--History.

Iowa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this engrossing history of the Hawkeye State, Dorothy Schweider reveals a place of fascinating grassroots politics, economic troubles and triumphs, surprising cultural diversity, and unsung natural beauty. Above all, this is the history of the people of Iowa and the lives they have led-the accomplishments of both ordinary and not-so-ordinary Iowans.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Part I: The Early Years; 1. Native Americans in Iowa; 2. Exploration, Early Settlement, and Political Development; 3. Pioneers on the Prairie; 4. Economic Development in the Nineteenth Century; 5. Iowans and the Civil War Era; 6. Cultural Diversity: Immigrants and African Americans in the Hawkeye State, 1883-80; Part II: The Middle Years; 7. Religious and Educational Institutions in Iowa: Establishing the Foundations; 8. A Home First and a Business Second: Agriculture and Farm Life in the Middle Years; 9. Town Life in the Middle Land; 10. Urban Life in the Hawkeye State

11. Cultural Diversity 12. Social, Economic, and Political Issues in Iowa; 13. Economic Development: Iowa's Industries and Industrial Workers; Part III: The Recent Years; 14. The 1930's: A Time of Trial; 15. World War II and the Years Beyond; 16. Iowa in the Sixties and Seventies; 17. Iowa: The 1980's and 1990's; Notes; A Note on Sources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781587296765

1587296764

OCLC:

219756444