New History of Iowa

Jeff Bremer is associate professor of history, Iowa State University, and author of A Store Almost in Sight: The Economic Transformation of Missouri from the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War.

• IntroductionPart I—Iowa to the Civil War1. Native Iowa: Iowa to 18332. Iowa Territory, 1833–18463. Frontier Iowa, 1833–18704. Slavery, Politics, and Transportation before the Civil War5. Iowa and the Civil War, 1861–1870Part II—Iowa from the Civil War to 19296. Immigrants, Railroads, and Farm Protest7. Religion, Education, and Rural Life8. Cities, Industry, and Technology, 1833–19209. Suffrage, Prohibition, and Politics, 1870–192010. Iowa in World War I and the 1920sPart III—Iowa since 192911. the Great Depression and Iowa12. Iowa in World War II13. Postwar Iowa, 1945–197514. Iowa and the Farm Crisis, 1975–200015 Iowa in the Twenty-First CenturyAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographic EssayIndex

Jeff Bremer’s new history of Iowa captures the many facets of the state: its diversity, complexity, and changeability. It is the story of both elites and ordinary folks of many backgrounds. It takes a hard look at the myths that both the nation and that Iowans tell about place. The breadth and scope of this work make it a welcome addition to the growing literature that chronicles the state and the region." - Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, distinguished professor of history at Iowa State University and author of When a Dream Dies: Agriculture, Iowa, and the Farm Crisis of the 1980s"Iowa is the heart of the American heartland, the beating center of the Midwest, and it has been far too long since Iowa’s history has been given a comprehensive treatment. Bravo to Jeff Bremer, who brings decades of expertise to the task, succeeding brilliantly, and puts Iowa back on the national map. For anyone curious about the history of the forgotten center of the nation, this is a must-read." - Jon K. Lauck, founding president of the Midwestern History Association, editor-in-chief of the Middle West Review, and adjunct professor of political science at the University of South Dakota, and author of The Conservative Heartland: A Political History of the Postwar American Midwest and The Good Country