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Iowa History
Iowa was originally home to at least 17
Native American tries, although today only the Meskwaki remain.
The first Europeans to reach Iowa were the French explorers, Louis Joliet
and Jacques Marquette in 1673. They recorded in their journals that the
land was lush, green and fertile.
The United States gained control of the area from
France in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. The first official American settlement
began in 1833, and statehood was achieved in 1846.
During the American Civil War (1861 to 1865), Iowa contributed greatly
to the Union war effort, including more 60% of its eligible males serving
(the highest proportion of any state).
Iowa was a popular destination for immigrants, and the state encouraged
immigration with a booklet printed in 1869 in English,
German,
Dutch,
Swedish
and
Danish.
Additionally, immigrants also arrived, particularly in coal mining areas from
Italy and
Croatia,
and beginning in the 1880s, a significant number of African-Americans moved
to the state, also to work in the mining industry.
The coming of the railroads, also helped to encourage immigration,
and, eventually, the establishment of the beginnings of a manufacturing sector.
World War One brought a brief agricultural boom to the state, but the 1920s
and 1930s were a time of hardship after the elimination of the wartime
agricultural subsidies. The state did not in fact fully recover until the
1940s.
After World War Two, Iowa's business and manufacturing sectors have continued
to grow, and the state now produces a wide variety of manufactured
products, as well the agricultural goods for which it is most famous.
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By Dorothy Schwieder
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Product Description: 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 understanding of America's "purest of prairie states." Iowa: The Middle Land is well suited for college history courses and senior-high courses. It is a fine library reference for all Iowans (and non-Iowans) wishing to know more about the state's history. The bookuniquely emphasizes Iowa's economic and social history and draws on manuscript sources not previously cited in general histories of Iowa. |
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Brand: University Of Iowa Press Released: 2008-03-15 Paperback (470 pages)
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In 1978 historian Joseph Wall wrote that Iowa was “still seeking to assert its own identity. . . . It has no real center where the elite of either power, wealth, or culture may congregate. Iowa, in short, is middle America.” In this collection of well-written and accessible essays, originally published in 1996, seventeen of the Hawkeye State’s most accomplished historians reflect upon the dramatic and not-so-dramatic shifts in the middle land’s history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Marvin Bergman has drawn upon his years of editing the Annals of Iowa to gather contributors who cross disciplines, model the craft of writing a historical essay, cover more than one significant topic, and above all interpret history rather than recite it. In his preface to this new printing, he calls attention to publications that begin to fill the gaps noted in the 1996 edition.
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By Leland L. Sage
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By Cornelia Fleischer Mutel, Craig Canine & Hugh Sidey
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By Tammy Partsch
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By Zachary Michael Jack
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By John Brassard Jr.
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By Nebraska Jewish Historical Society
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By A.F. Sperry
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Written and first published in 1866 soon after the author's discharge from the Union army, A. F. Sperry's History of the 33d Iowa Infantry is one of the classic regimental histories of the American Civil War. It is a fresh, honest, and detailed account of the regiment's movements and actions―in Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and, most notably, Arkansas, where it played a conspicuous role in the Helena, Little Rock, and Camden campaigns. As the regiment's fife and drum major responsible for sounding the duty calls that regulated a soldier's day, Sperry was well situated to observe the inner workings of his unit. His perceptive narrative of army life on the march and in camp captures the courage, humor, and sufferings of the rank and file. Although he took pride in his regiment's accomplishments, he unflinchingly reveals the hard side of war with vivid depictions of looting, resistance to orders, and "extermination" of Confederate guerrillas. By itself, Sperry's memoir is remarkable and important. It is made even more valuable by the new introduction and detailed notes from the editors. Their meticulous annotations include quotes from the diaries, letters, and reminiscences of other soldiers, adding depth and detail to the account. Seven maps and thirty-seven never-before-published photographs of 33d Iowa personnel taken during the war further enrich the book. Civil War historians and reenactors everywhere will welcome this important new classic. |
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