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Crusading Iowa Journalist Verne Marshall
Crusading Iowa Journalist Verne Marshall
$21.99
Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa
Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa
$21.99
The Chiefs of Council Bluffs: Five Leaders of the Missouri Valley Tribes
The Chiefs of Council Bluffs: Five Leaders of the Missouri Valley Tribes
$21.99
Dubuque During the California Gold Rush:
Dubuque During the California Gold Rush:
$21.99

Crusading Iowa Journalist Verne Marshall

9781467135979

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On December 12, 1934, police raided a canning factory in Cedar Rapids, uncovering an illegal liquor and gambling set-up. Verne Marshall, tempestuous editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, sensed a bigger story and a wider network of corruption. His aggressive investigative reporting led to multiple resignations, nearly fifty indictments and the dramatic trial of the state's attorney general. These explosive exposés earned Verne Marshall and the paper the 1936 Pulitzer Prize. Author Jerry Harrington traces the legacy of Marshall's incendiary crusade across Iowa's political landscape.
Crusading Iowa Journalist Verne Marshall

Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa

9781625859761

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Scott County is one of the oldest counties in Iowa. It is where the Blackhawk Treaty was signed and where the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River was built. But Scott County has also been witness to many shameful deeds. Travel down Utica Ridge Road, where young Grace Reed paid the ultimate price for spurning the affections of a local farmer. Enter the bedroom of Margaretha Nehlsen, who poisoned her children with chocolate candies. Hear the tale of Harry Hamilton, a former policeman turned career criminal who played a key part in perhaps the most infamous bank robbery in Scott County history. Come and explore these stories and more with author John Brassard Jr. as he guides you through the darker side of Scott County history.
Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa

The Chiefs of Council Bluffs: Five Leaders of the Missouri Valley Tribes

9781609496135

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Two centuries ago, the fierce winds of change were sweeping through the Middle Missouri Valley. French, Spanish and then American traders and settlers had begun pouring in. In the midst of this time of tumult and transition, five chiefs rose up to lead their peoples: Omaha Chief Big Elk, the Pottawatamie/Ottawa/Chippewa Tribe's Captain Billy Caldwell, Ioway Chief Wangewaha (called Hard Heart), Pawnee Brave Petalesharo and Ponca Chief Standing Bear. Historian Gail Holmes tells the story of their leadership as the land was redefined beneath them.
The Chiefs of Council Bluffs: Five Leaders of the Missouri Valley Tribes

Dubuque During the California Gold Rush:

9781609494919

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In 1849, news from California produced a strange alchemy in the region around Dubuque. Men used to the daily grind of the local lead mines felt a sudden fever for gold half a continent away. It was like a call to war, pulling the young men of the Midwest away to far-distant climes for an adventure and nightmare they would struggle to explain to those who remained on the home front. After meticulously combing through the correspondence between the Dubuque Forty-Niners and a home radically altered by their departure, Robert F. Klein examines one of the most fascinating periods of the American story from a fresh perspective.
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