An Iowa Album a Photographic History, 1860-1920

An Iowa Album invites readers to travel through sixty years of Iowa history -- between 1860 and 1920 -- and view the state in all its turn-of-the-century glory. This rich sampling of historical images includes views of harvest time, main streets, children playing, and leisure activities -- reminders of a time gone by. The warm, sometimes funny, and often poignant images in this delightful volume portray six chapters of Iowa life: "Indians and the Land", "The Countryside", "Building Main Street", "Town and Community Life", "Home and Family Life", and "Coming of Age". With each chapter, Bennett describes the historical and cultural themes the photographs depict and provides further insights into Iowa life with fascinating quotations from private diaries, journals, and reminiscences of the period.

Summary

This work invites the reader to travel through 60 years of Iowa history, between 1860 and 1920, and to view the state in turn-of-the-century glory. Lavish illustrations show harvest times, main streets, children playing, and leisure activities of the time - warmly redolent of a time gone by.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Bennett
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2001
• EAN: 9780877457534
• ISBN: 978-0-87745-753-4
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 1134 g
• Series: Bur Oak Original; Bur Oak Original S.; Bur Oak Original
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories