Gentlemen on the Prairie

Gentlemen on the Prairie
Author: Curtis Harnack
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1985
Genre: History
ISBN:

"Focuses on a remarkable episode in the settling of the American Midwest, the formation in the 1880s of a colony of upper-class British immigrants who viewed Iowa pioneering as a way of perpetuating the Victorian gentleman's code. This social history examines the premises upon which the colony was built, follows its rise and fall, and portrays some of the lives of the resident gentlemen and ladies."--Book jacket.

Irish Iowa

Irish Iowa
Author: Timothy Walch
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2019-03-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439666296

Iowa offered freedom and prosperity to the Irish fleeing famine and poverty. They became the second-largest immigrant group to come to the state, and they acquired influence well beyond their numbers. The first hospitals, schools and asylums in the area were established by Irish nuns. Irish laborers laid the tracks and ran the trains that transported crops to market. Kate Shelley became a national heroine when she saved a passenger train from plunging off a bridge. The Sullivan family became the symbol of sacrifice when they lost their five sons in World War II. Author Timothy Walch details these stories and more on the history and influence of the Irish in the Heartland.

Women and Indians on the Frontier, 1825-1915

Women and Indians on the Frontier, 1825-1915
Author: Glenda Riley
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1984
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780826307804

The first account of how and why pioneer women altered their self-images and their views of American Indians.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion
Author: Annette Whipple
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1641601698

Eager young readers can now discover and experience Laura Ingalls Wilder's books like never before. Author Annette Whipple encourages children to engage in pioneer activities while thinking deeper about the Ingalls and Wilder families as portrayed in the nine Little House books. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion provides brief introductions to each Little House book, chapter-by-chapter story guides, and "Fact or Fiction" sidebars, plus 75 activities, crafts, and recipes that encourage kids to "Live Like Laura" using easy-to-find supplies. Thoughtful questions help the reader develop appreciation and understanding of Wilder's stories. Every aspiring adventurer will enjoy this walk alongside Laura from the big woods to the golden years.

From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur

From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur
Author: Dennis Nordin
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780253345714

Their account will inform readers with a detailed account of one of the great transformations in American life."--BOOK JACKET.