An Iowa Album
Author: Mary J. Bennett
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 378
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Author: Mary J. Bennett
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 378
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dorothy Schwieder
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 1996-03
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1587295490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
Author: Iowa State University. Alumni Association
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 207
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeri Freedman
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2010-01-15
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 1448800374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the history, geography, government, economy, and people of Iowa, as well as general facts about the state.
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Published: 1890
Total Pages: 670
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Published: 1889
Total Pages: 680
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jil Ose
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 42
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lisa L. Ossian
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2009-10-16
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 0826272010
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs Americans geared up for World War II, each state responded according to its economy and circumstances—as well as the disposition of its citizens. This book considers the war years in Iowa by looking at activity on different home fronts and analyzing the resilience of Iowans in answering the call to support the war effort. With its location in the center of the country, far from potentially threatened coasts, Iowa was also the center of American isolationism—historically Republican and resistant to involvement in another European war. Yet Iowans were quick to step up, and Lisa Ossian draws on historical archives as well as on artifacts of popular culture to record the rhetoric and emotion of their support. Ossian shows how Iowans quickly moved from skepticism to overwhelming enthusiasm for the war and answered the call on four fronts: farms, factories, communities, and kitchens. Iowa’s farmers faced labor and machinery shortages, yet produced record amounts of crops and animals—even at the expense of valuable topsoil. Ordnance plants turned out bombs and machine gun bullets. Meanwhile, communities supported war bond and scrap drives, while housewives coped with rationing, raised Victory gardens, and turned to home canning. The Home Fronts of Iowa, 1939–1945 depicts real people and their concerns, showing the price paid in physical and mental exhaustion and notes the heavy toll exacted on Iowa’s sons who fell in battle. Ossian also considers the relevance of such issues as race, class, and gender—particularly the role of women on the home front and the recruitment of both women and blacks for factory work—taking into account a prevalent suspicion of ethnic groups by the state’s largely homogeneous population. The fact that Iowans could become loyal citizen soldiers—forming an Industrial and Defense Commission even before Pearl Harbor—speaks not only to the patriotism of these sturdy midwesterners but also to the overall resilience of Americans. In unraveling how Iowans could so overwhelmingly support the war, Ossian digs deep into history to show us the power of emotion—and to help us better understand why World War II is consistently remembered as “the Good War.”
Author: Alice Marple
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jason Arnopp
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011-05-31
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 1446458342
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The only plan right now is to kill everybody" Joey Jordison, drummerIgnoring every rule in the book and more besides, Slipknot are a notoriously controversial band who combine a talent for outrage with their music. Reminiscent of the outlandishness of punk, 'nu metal' has become the fastest growing area in rock, with Slipknot selling over 2 million copies of their debut album. And yet Slipknot spit, swear and risk injury night after night in their extraordinary live performances. Incredibly, their apparel of masks and boiler suits, which they refuse to remove, means that their fans still do not know what they look like. Jason Arnopp, the first British journalist to interview Slipknot face to mask, describes the transformation of the Des Moines crew into unorthodox mega stars. Featuring an introduction by the legendary Gene Simmons of Kiss, this biography will be the first published on the band either in the UK or America and will include exclusive interviews and in-depth information on the mysterious nine masked men.