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Blazing a Trail
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer was a random traveler enjoying the beauty and majesty of the Upper Mississippi River wilderness. When she ran to the top of a bluff overlooking Lansing, Iowa, during a riverboat stop, the moment was memorialized and the site named Mount Hosmer. No one knew that the vivacious young woman would go on to become one of America's first female sculptors, famous across the globe, with her work still displayed at some of the world's most renowned art museums, parts, and libraries. This is the story of her life, from childhood tragedy to fame and notoriety, always boldly taking the path that she knew was right for her.
Landforms of Iowa
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Hiking Iowa
With nearly fifty featured trails, Iowa's verdant countryside is an excellent place for a hike, and this guide covers the state's varied terrain with a focus on the state parks and recreation areas.
The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa
Originally published during the Great Depression, The WPA Guide nevertheless finds much to celebrate in the heartland of America. Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours, that directs the reader to communities of particual social and historical interest.
Iowa, a Guide to the Hawkeye State
compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the state of Iowa ; sponsored by the State Historical Society of Iowa to commemorate the centenary of the organization of Iowa territory.
Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River
In June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans—an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional development. One hundred and fifty years later, the thirteen essays in this volume examine the activities ...
Hearings
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Encyclopedia of Iowa
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