LEADER 02783nam 22005533u 450 001 9910451532803321 005 20210108063328.0 010 $a1-58729-676-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000483598 035 $a(EBL)843135 035 $a(OCoLC)219756444 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000183583 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11171844 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183583 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10196012 035 $a(PQKB)10386300 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000777448 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12297883 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777448 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10756082 035 $a(PQKB)11003891 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC843135 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000483598 100 $a20150119d1996|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIowa$b[electronic resource] $eThe Middle Land 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (399 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58729-550-4 311 $a1-58729-549-0 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a11. 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 330 $aIn 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. 607 $aIowa$xHistory 607 $aIowa 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a977.7 700 $aSchwieder$b Dorothy$f1933-2014.$0901899 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451532803321 996 $aIowa$92015903 997 $aUNINA