Iowa : the middle land / / Dorothy Schwieder

• Autore: Schwieder Dorothy <1933->
• Pubblicazione: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (399 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.7
• Soggetto geografico: Iowa History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Iowa
• ISBN: 1-58729-676-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828893803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II