University of Iowa Press, Date: 1996. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1996. University of Iowa Press ISBN 1587295490 9781587295492 [US]

University of Iowa Press, Date: 1996. Paperback. Good+. Crisp, clean pages except for a small chip at the right edge of page xv (in the introduction); the soft cover shows only a crease at the top right front, otherwise excellent. 1996. University of Iowa Press ISBN 1587295490 9781587295492 [US]

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Paperback / softback. New. In this engrossing history of the Hawkeye State, Dorothy Schwieder brings her seasoned insight to the story of the Middle Land. Iowa emerges here as 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. The twenty-ninth state was admitted to the Union on December 29, 1846. After 150 years of statehood, The Middle Land gives a fresh perspective on what happened in Iowa and why. It also looks at where it happened. The underlying theme is Iowa's location in the center of the United States and the implications of that middle land status. From grasslands to factories, Black Hawk to Branstad, Schwieder takes the reader on a compelling journey. She presents the experience of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Native Americans in the Iowa region; the beginning of white settlement; and the subsequent development of social, educational, and economic institutions. In often arresting detail, Schwieder recounts recent episodes of Iowa's history, such as the farm crisis of the 1980s and the initiation of the lottery and casino gambling. She explores previously neglected areas and issues of social history - women, minorities, community, and Prohibition. Dorothy Schwieder has given us a most valuable addition to our ...

Univ of Iowa Pr, Date: 1996. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 398 pages. 8.80x6.00x1.00 inches. 1996. Univ of Iowa Pr ISBN 1587295490 9781587295492 [GB]

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