In 1939, just before graduating from high school in the small town of Ridgeway in northeast Iowa, Everett Kuntz spent his entire savings of $12.50 on a 35mm Argus AF camera. He made a camera case from a worn-out boot, scraps from a tin can, and a clasp from his mother’s purse. For the next several years, especially during the summers when he worked on his parents’ dairy farm, he clicked ...

Manufacturer: University Of Iowa Press
Written By: Jim Heynen

Manufacturer: private pub
Written By: Raymond R Beneke

With easy warmth, the director of the Washington D.C. Office of Human Rights Watch describes the Christmas holiday rituals and traditions her family has treasured since her childhood in Iowa--the sorts of personal reminiscences that make a family a family. Illustrated.

Manufacturer: Viking Adult
Written By: Holly J. Burkhalter

Iva Agnes conyers grew up in Iowa in the 1890's. Orphaned at age eight, she suffered ill treatment and loneliness. Through hard work, grit and determination, she overcame her circumstances and became a teacher. In later life, she wrote her memoirs, which have been revised and expanded by her grandaughter, Arden Iva Sleadd. The book relates the events of Iva's early life; the death of her ...

Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
Written By: Terri Napoli, Arden Iva Sleadd

Was This Heaven? provides detailed depictions of homes and clothing and hairstyles, of celebrations and ceremonies, of church, school, and social activities, of farm animals and city streets, of the multitudinous ways of living full and satisfying lives. Lyell Henry wisely gives priority to people over place, shortchanging public buildings in favor of cards that cast a more direct light on early ...

Manufacturer: University Of Iowa Press
Written By: Lyell D., Jr. Henry

One of the first books to examine the experiences of teachers who were the daughters of western pioneers--now in paperback.

Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
Written By: Mary Hurlbut Cordier

Manufacturer: The Author?
Written By: Marilyn Cuplin Wirtz

Manufacturer: G.A. Hampton
Written By: Geraldine Adams Hampton

Manufacturer: s.n
Written By: Scott Romine

Manufacturer: B.D. Cross & L.W. Flanagan
Written By: Beverly Decker Cross