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Heartland
Comparative Histories of the Midwestern States
Edited by James H. Madison
Published by: Indiana University Press
320 Pages, 13 maps
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" . . . an impressive collection of essays . . . gives as clear a picture of the Midwest as a whole as one is likely to get." —Journal of American History
" . . . excellent insight into how and why the midwest ticks so well in a unique beat of its own." —South Bend Tribune
"[Madison] can take a bow for a job well done." —Indianapolis News
"I found Heartland to be a treasure. Had I turned a dog-ear each time I read something worth remembering, the book would be in tatters. . . . a wonderful companion." —Myron A. Marty, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"An ambitious book, full of insight, which provides a useful first step in trying to understand that elusive entity—the Midwest." —Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Minnesota History
" . . . strong and interestingly written . . . " —Indianapolis Star
" . . . should be of interest to the serious reader of history who is curious about the Midwest, its origins, its development and its constituent states." —Northwest Ohio Quarterly
" . . . these essays are the stuff of excellent and readable intellectual history . . . " —History
" . . . a successful achievement. Heartland is an enjoyable book . . . " —Great Plains Quarterly
"Because this book has the capacity to affect one's thinking, it deserves to be read. It may even persuade some readers to discard the term Middle West." —Richard S. Kirkendall, Gateway Heritage
"Heartland is an excellent presentation, in summary, of the history and background of the 12 Midwestern states." —Journal of the West
To the cultural czars of the two coasts, America's heartland is frequently depicted as an amorphous, undifferentiated mass of land and people. Twelve experts examine individual states of the Midwest, examining the origins and nature of the unique midwestern cultural phenomena: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Acknowledgments
The States of the Midwest: An Introduction
James H. Madison
Minnesota: Left of Center and Out of Place
Annette Atkins
Michigan: A State in the Vanguard
Martha Mitchell Bigelow
Wisconsin as Maverick, Model, and Microcosm
John D. Buenker
Missouri: The Heart of the Nation
Lawrence O. Christensen
North Dakota: The Most Midwestern State
David B. Danbom
Illinois: Crossroads and Cross Section
Cullom Davix
Indiana and the Art of Adjustment
Peter T. Harstad
South Dakota: An Expression of Regional Heritage
Herbert T. Hoover
Ohio: Gateway to the Midwest
R. Dougals Hurt
Nebraska: Time, Place, and Culture
Frederick C. Luebke
Kansas: A Hard Land in the Heartland
Leo E. Oliva
Iowa: The Middle Land
Contributors
Index