The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa
by Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project
introduction by Joseph Frazier Wall
introduction by Joseph Frazier Wall
University of Iowa Press, 1938
eISBN: 978-1-58729-663-5 | Paper: 978-1-58729-570-6
Library of Congress Classification F619.3.I68 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 917.770432
eISBN: 978-1-58729-663-5 | Paper: 978-1-58729-570-6
Library of Congress Classification F619.3.I68 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 917.770432
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Originally published during the Great Depression, The WPA Guide nevertheless finds much to celebrate in the heartland of America. Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours, that directs the reader to communities of particual social and historical interest.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- Frazier Wall, Joseph
- PREFACE: State Director, Federal Writer's Project
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- LIST OF MAPS
- NOTATIONS ON THE USE OF BOOK
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- CALENDAR OF EVENTS
- Part I.
- Iowa: Past and Present
- NATURAL SETTING: Resources and Conservation; Fauna; Flora; Geology
- IOWANS: The Social Pattern
- FIRST AMERICANS: Mound Builders; Indians
- HISTORY: First White Men; Territory of Iowa; Statehood; Government
- AGRICULTURE AND FARM LIFE
- RACIAL ELEMENTS AND FOLKWAYS
- TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
- INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND LABOR
- RELIGION
- EDUCATION
- SOCIAL WELFARE
- SPORTS AND RECREATION
- PRESS AND RADIO Newspapers; Radio
- LITERATURE
- THE ARTS: Graphic and Plastic Arts; The Theatre; Music; Architecture
- Part II.
- Cities and Towns
- Ames
- Burlington
- Cedar Rapids
- Clinton
- Council Bluffs
- Davenport
- Des Moines
- Dubuque
- Fort Dodge
- Iowa City
- Keokuk
- Marshalltown
- Mason City
- Muscatine
- Ottumwa
- Sioux City
- Waterloo
- Part III.
- Tours
- TOUR 1.
- (La Crosse, Wis.)–Dubuque–Davenport–Keokuk–(St. Louis, Mo.); 200 m., [US 61]
- Section a. Wisconsin Line–Davenport, 76 m.
- Section b. Davenport–Missouri Line, 124 m.
- TOUR 1A.
- Junction with US 61–Cedar Rapids–Keokuk; 174 m. [US 151 and US 218]
- Section a. Junction with US 61–Cedar Rapids, 66 m.
- Section b. Cedar Rapids–Junction with US 61, 108 m.
- TOUR 2.
- (Rochester, Minn.)–Decorah–Dubuque–Davenport–(Jacksonville, Ill.); 228 m., [US 52, US 52–67, and US 67]
- Section a. Minnesota Line–Dubuque, 122 m.
- Section b. Dubuque–Davenport, 106 m.
- TOUR 2A.
- Calmar–Independence–Cedar Rapids; 102 m., [STATE 11]
- TOUR 2B.
- Junction with US 52 (Froelich)–Strawberry Point–Manchester–Junction with US 151 (Marion); 77 m. [STATE 13]
- TOUR 3.
- (Rochester, Minn.)–Waterloo–Tama–Oskaloosa–(Kirksville, Mo.); 240 m., [US 63]
- Section a. Minnesota Line–Tama, 120 m.
- Section b. Tama–Missouri Line, 120 m.
- TOUR 3A.
- (Austin, Minn.)–Waterloo–Junction with US 30; 140 m., [US 218]
- TOUR 4.
- (Albert Lea, Minn.)–Mason City–Des Moines–Indianola–(Chillicothe, Mo.); 231 m., [US 65]
- Section a. Minnesota Line–Ames, 124 m.
- Section b. Ames–Missouri Line, 107 m.
- TOUR 5.
- (Albert Lea, Minn.)–Forest City–Ames–Des Moines–(Kansas City, Mo.); 227 m., [US 69]
- Section a. Minnesota Line–Ames, 110 m.
- Section b. Ames–Missouri Line, 117 m.
- TOUR 5A.
- Des Moines–Oskaloosa; 60 m., [US 163]
- TOUR 6.
- (Mankato, Minn.)–Algona–Fort Dodge–Adel–(St. Joseph, Mo.); 239 m., [US 169]
- TOUR 7.
- (Redwood Falls, Minn.)–Spirit Lake–Carroll–Clarinda–(St. Joseph, Mo.); 242 m., [US 71]
- Section a. Minnesota Line–Carroll, 129 m.
- Section b. Carroll–Missouri Line, 113 m.
- TOUR 8.
- (Worthington, Minn.)–Primghar–Denison–Shenandoah–(St. Joseph, Mo.); 234 m., [US 59]
- TOUR 9.
- (Luverne, Minn.)–Sioux City–Council Bluffs–Sidney–(St. Joseph, Mo.); 229 m., [US 75 and US 275]
- Section a. Minnesota Line–Sioux City, 75 m.
- Section b. Sioux City–Council Bluffs, 99 m.
- Section c. Council Bluffs–Missouri Line, 55 m.
- TOUR 10.
- Mississippi River–Lansing–Forest City–Rock Rapids; 305 m., [STATE 9]
- Section a. Wisconsin Line–Forest City, 143 m.
- Section b. Forest City–South Dakota Line, 162 m.
- TOUR 11.
- (Prairie du Chien, Wis.)–Marquette–Mason City–Spencer–(Canton, S. D.); 316 m. [US 18]
- Section a. Wisconsin Line–Mason City, 127 m.
- Section b. Mason City–South Dakota Line, 189 m.
- TOUR 12.
- (Rockford, Ill.)–Dubuque–Waterloo–Sioux City–(Randolph, Nebr.); 328 m., [US 20]
- Section a. Illinois Line–Waterloo, 91 m.
- Section b. Waterloo–Fort Dodge, 109 m.
- Section c. Fort Dodge–Nebraska Line, 128 m.
- TOUR 12A.
- Fort Dodge–Cherokee–Akron; 140 m., [STATE 5]
- TOUR 13.
- (Sterling, Ill.)–Clinton–Cedar Rapids–Missouri Valley–(Fremont, Nebr.); 352 m., [US 30]
- Section a. Illinois Line–Ames, 202 m.
- Section b. Ames–Nebraska Line, 150 m.
- TOUR 14.
- (Chicago, Ill.)–Davenport–Des Moines–Council Bluffs–(Omaha, Nebr.); 314 m., [US 6]
- Section a. Illinois Line–Des Moines, 177 m.
- Section b. Des Moines–Nebraska Line, 137 m.
- TOUR 14A.
- Homestead–Amana–Upper South Amana; 12 m., [STATE 149 and STATE 220]
- TOUR 14B.
- Des Moines–Harlan–Council Bluffs; 143 m., [STATE 7]
- TOUR 14C.
- Des Moines–Woodward–Junction with US 169; 39 m., [STATE 89]
- TOUR 15.
- Junction with US 6l–Oskaloosa–Indianola–Junction with US 6; 220 m., [STATE 2]
- Section a. Junction with US 61–Indianola, 129 m.
- Section b. Indianola–Junction with US 6, 91 m.
- TOUR 16.
- (Galesburg, Ill.)–Burlington–Ottumwa–Lucas–Osceola–Red Oak–(Lincoln, Nebr.); 270 m., [US 34]
- Section a. Illinois Line–Lucas, 135 m.
- Section b. Lucas–Nebraska Line, 135 m.
- TOUR 17.
- Mississippi River–Fort Madison–Leon–Sidney–(Nebraska City, Nebr.); 271 m., [STATE 3]
- Section a. Mississippi River–Leon, 145 m.
- Section b. Leon–Nebraska Line, 126 m.
- Part IV.
- Appendices
- CHRONOLOGY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
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