Kinship with the Land: Regionalist Thought in Iowa, 1894-1942

by E. Bradford Burns

Book Overview

Pioneers moving into Iowa in the nineteenth century created a distinctly rural culture: family, farm, church, and school were its dominant institutions. After decades of settlement, however, several lively and perceptive generations interpreted their political, economic, and cultural environment--their Iowa--much more imaginatively; they offered such abundant insight, understanding, meaning and mission that they mentally and spiritually recreated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877455341
• ISBN13: 9780877455349
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"