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7. What Iowa History textbooks
are available?
ONLINE SUMMARIES OF IOWA
HISTORY
FOR STUDENTS
FOR ADULTS
ONLINE SUMMARIES OF IOWA HISTORY:
State of Iowa History
The
US50 provides a world class website for tourism, information,
learning and fun about the fifty United States.
A
Brief Overview of Iowa History
By Margaret Atherton Bonney
STUDENTS:
Christian,
S. (2003). Iowa.
Mankato,
MN:
Capstone.
An introduction
to the geography, history, government, politics, economy, resources,
people and
culture of Iowa,
including maps, charts and a recipe.
Fargo, O.J., (1983). A
history of
Iowa.
Creston,
IA:
Green Valley AEA 14.
An overview of
the history of Iowa including Iowa's earliest
geological history through 1950. Supplemental books available on
the
following topics: Transportation, Fur Trade, Pioneers, Pioneer
Farming,
Agriculture, Early Industry, Geography, Education, Tracing Your Roots,
Immigrants, Mormons In Iowa, Civil War, Indians, Trees.
Fargo, O.J.,
(1990). True
tales from Iowa's
past. Creston, IA: Green Valley AEA 14.
Includes stories
of 127 episodes in Iowa
history. Supplemental western history booklets available on the
following
topics: Indian Culture, Indian Wars, Transportation, Oregon
Trail,
Mining, Frontier Military, Western Overview, Settlers, Cattle Fur
trade,
Townbuilders.
Fradin, D.
(1994). Iowa
- from sea to shining sea series. Connecticut:
Children's Press.
Iowa, part of the 'From Sea
to Shining
Sea'
series discusses the geography,
history, industries, and famous people. Features full color
photographs, 64
pages, for grades 3-5.
Gensicke,
M., Griffin, S. (2000) Iowa - fun
facts & games. Aliso Viejo,
CA:
G H B Publishers.
Fun Facts & Games is a series of interactive workbooks that
entertain,
teach, and stimulate children to learn more about the area where they
live,
will visit, or would like to visit.
Hintz, M.
(2000). Iowa - America
the beautiful series. Connecticut:
Children's Press.
From the America
the
Beautiful series, Iowa
features full color photographs, maps, fast facts and is fully indexed.
144
pages, grades 4-8.
Kule, E.
(2000). Iowa
facts and symbols. Mankato,
MN:
Bridgestone Books.
An ideal resource for report writing and teaching. Fast Facts highlight
each
state's capital city, largest city, physical size, population, natural
resources, and primary manufactured goods. 24 pages, grades 3-5.
Ladoux, R.
(1997). Iowa- hello U.S.A.
series. Minneapolis,
MN:
Lerner Publications Company.
From the 'Hello U.S.A.'
series, this book takes you on a tour of the history, geography,
people,
economy, and environment of Iowa.
Features colorful photos, easy-to-read text, and fascinating facts
sidebars. 84
pages, grades 3-6.
Schwieder,
D., Morain, T. & Nielsen, L. (2002). Iowa
past to present. 3rd edition. Ames,
IA: Iowa State
University
Press.
Eighteen chapters
overviewing the history of Iowa
from prehistory through the present. A teacher's guide is
available with
lesson plans and activity ideas as well.
Thompson,
K. (1996). Iowa - portrait of America
series.
Chicago,
IL:
Raintree/Steck-Vaughn. Portrait of America
fills in the facts of history, economy, and culture with vignettes of
individual residents, special events, and featured industries. 48
pages, grades
3-12.
ADULTS
University of Iowa Press lists a
significant collection of books related to Iowa history and the regional Midwest.
Books
on Iowa and the Midwest
Published by University Iowa
Press
Iowa
History Reader
Edited by Marvin Bergman
Buxton A
Black
Utopia in the Heartland, An Expanded Edition
By Dorothy Schwieder, Joseph Hraba, and Elmer Schwieder
An
Iowa
Album: A Photographic History, 1860-1920
By Mary Bennett
Iowa:
The Middle Land
By Dorothy Schweider
Copyright 2008
Iowa History Online.
Iowa's Research and Development School
, Project Director
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
, Cedar Falls, IA
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