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Schwieder, Dorothy,, 1933- Iowa : the middle land / Dorothy Schwieder. - 1st ed.. - Ames : Iowa State University Press, 1996.
xv, 381 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Content notes : Native Americans in Iowa -- Exploration, early settlement, and political developments -- Pioneers on the prairie -- Economic development in the nineteenth century -- Iowans and the Civil War era -- cultural diversity: immigrants and African Americans in the Hawkeye State, 1833-80 -- Religious and educational institutions in Iowa: establishing the foundations -- A home first and a business second: agriculture and farm life in the middle years -- Town life in the middle land -- Urban life in the Hawkeye State -- Cultural diversity -- Social, economic, and political issues in Iowa -- Economic development: Iowa's industries and industrial workers -- The 1930s: a time of trial -- World War II and the years beyond -- Iowa in the sixties and seventies -- Iowa: the 1980s and 1990s. 0813823072 (acid-free paper) 9780813823072 (acid-free paper) 0813823064 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9780813823065 (pbk. : acid-free paper) * Iowa - History.