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 1930s: A Time of Trial
15. World War II and the Years Beyond
16. Iowa in the Sixties and Seventies
17. Iowa: The 1980s and 1990s
Notes
A Note on Sources
Index