In the early decades of the twentieth century, Iowans all across the Hawkeye State succumbed to the nationwide craze for exchanging photographic postcards, mailing each other thousands of images--serious and whimsical--of Uncle Bob and Baby Dora, the Sunday school outing, train wrecks, the Fourth of July celebration, the merchants' carnival, the record-setting blizzard following the bin-busting harvest, the new courthouse, Ackley's Sauer-Kraut Band. Now, thanks to the generosity of David A. Wilson, whose ample collection of ...
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In the early decades of the twentieth century, Iowans all across the Hawkeye State succumbed to the nationwide craze for exchanging photographic postcards, mailing each other thousands of images--serious and whimsical--of Uncle Bob and Baby Dora, the Sunday school outing, train wrecks, the Fourth of July celebration, the merchants' carnival, the record-setting blizzard following the bin-busting harvest, the new courthouse, Ackley's Sauer-Kraut Band. Now, thanks to the generosity of David A. Wilson, whose ample collection of photographic cards would be the envy of those early Iowans, Lyell Henry has organized more than two hundred postcards into eight reflective chapters that create a beguiling collective portrait of Iowa life and culture from 1905 to 1919.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Unknowen. New in New jacket. Book 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 1995, Hardcover with the dust jacket, 255 page book. Illustrated with black and white photo postcards. Condition: NEW. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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1995 Henry, Lyell D WAS THIS HEAVEN? A SELF-PORTRAIT OF IOWA ON EARLY POSTCARDS Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, c1995 255pp, b/w photos, index Sq 8vo As new hardcover copy with d/w.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) First edition, first printing, hardcover. 255 pages. Very good with "This book belongs to" stamped in ink on half-title page with previous owner's name written in, in a very good dust jacket. Mylar cover on jacket. Signed and dated by author on half-title page: "For _ _, with very best wishes. Lyell D. Henry, Jr. 4/23/96" Newspaper review laid in.
