19126 Graphic Publishing Co. Lake Mills, Iowa (c. 1966) 1975 Revised Edition VG Hardcover; Fourth Printing Minor soil on the back cover, otherwise binding is almost as new. Gift notation on ffep. Contents are almost like new, on very white paper. Very faint musty smell. No dust jacket. ; Illustrated tan cloth, brown lettering. Four full-color photo frontispiece (2 pages) index. Dozens of b/w photos by John Zielinski. SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER on the title page: 'John M. Zielinski. '. Dozens of drawings. HISTORY. The fertile soil, the rolling terrain, the forests and streams, the rugged beauty of the hills are an inheritance from the glacier period. The French were the first to bring the influence of the Old World to Iowa as they carried out their idea that the best way to gain control of the New World was to spread themselves along the great waterways. Then Napoleon's need for money, combined with a fear of the British Navy, influenced his decision to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States. As the pioneers battled the elements and the hostile Indians, a sturdy, stoic type of people evolved. They brought with them the ethics and deep religious faith of many groups and a pattern of high morality settleld down over the state. John Brown, the Underground railway and George Washington Carver were all welcomed to Iowa. Iowa has given the nation a President, the five Sullivan brothers, Meredith Willson, Grant Wood, James Van Allen, and many other notables. (a); 9-1/4" Tall; 358 pages; A $29.00USD
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