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Summary: Fifteen-year-old Kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster.
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Summary: This cassette tape gives the major broadcasts of WHO radio during the floods of 1993, including the complete interview with President Bill Clinton.
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Summary: Compilation of articles and essays about the history of Johnston, Iowa.
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Duane A Schmidt
Summary: You've heard of Norman Borlaug, Simon Estes, Ann Landers, Dan Gable, and Fred Maytag -- exceptional Iowans who have done exceptional things. But what about Mildred Wirt Benson, Sam Blanc, Beulah...
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Summary: The people. The places. The stories. The life. As Iowa's original state magazine, "The Iowan" is your gateway to travel destinations, history and adventure, food and events. It explores everything...
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Summary: Members of the KCCI-TV Staff give their thoughts and feelings during the flood of 1993 in Central Iowa -- Includes national and local television footage.
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Mary Ann Gensicke
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Summary: Illustrations and text representing each letter of the alphabet present information about geographical locations, important industries, significant historical events, and extraordinary people in the state of Iowa.
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Summary: Comprised of 12 stories by World War II veterans. These detailed and compelling stories bring a critical time in our history back to life. Editor Jane Cox helps these veterans tell their stories in...
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Summary: The true test of a community is how well it responds during a time of crisis. In the summer of 1993, the people of central Iowa worked together to fight back against the worst flood ever recorded....
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Kathleen Gilbert
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Summary: This is the story of Hy-Vee -- from its humble beginning as a small-town general store to its emergence as one of the country's most innovative and successful retail corporations. It's the story of...
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Summary: In 1928 Henry A. Wallace persuaded Raymond Baker to leave his agronomy studies at Iowa State College and join Wallace's new venture, the Hi-Bred Corn Company. Five years later as Wallace left to...
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Summary: Iowa History Journal's mission is to preserve the history of the state and present it in a fashion that is both educational and entertaining.
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Mary L Jones
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Summary: Using images from Iowa Gold Star Military Museum, depicts history and content encompassing a century at Camp Dodge and its immediate vicinity.
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William H Thompson
Summary: "This book traces the development of transportation in Iowa from territorial days to the 1980s. It shows the evolution of the transportation systems; how they originated, progressed and functioned;...
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