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"Past 2 Present"

Story of Iowa
2 Volumes

 by W. L. Wallace.

Mason City: Klipto, 1931

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Table of Contents

VOLUME 1

Geology
Geography
Climate
Rivers of Iowa
Prehistoric Indians of Iowa
Indians of Iowa
Discovery and Exploration
Iowa Becomes American
Territorial Status 1803 - 1846
Iowa Becomes a State
Life Among the Pioneers
Political Parties Before 1860
Background of the Civil War in Iowa
Iowa in the Civil War
Iowa Regiments in the Civil War
Steamboating on the Rivers of Iowa
Ferries and Bridges
Stagecoach and Tavern Days
Coming of the Railroad
From Covered Wagon to Truck and Bus

VOLUME 2

Telegraph, Telephone, Radio, and Aviation
Journalism
Religion
Medicine
Dentistry
Pharmacy
Lawyers and Judges
Elementary and Secondary Education
Denominational and Private Colleges
State Supported Higher Education
Libraries in Iowa
People of Iowa
Legal Holidays in Iowa
Government of Iowa
Agriculture – Then and Now
Business and Industry