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Overview
You've heard of Norman Borlaug, Simon Estes, Ann Landers, Dan Gable, and Fred Maytag - exceptional Iowans who have done exceptional things. But what about Mildred Wirt Benson, Sam Blanc, Beulah Gundling, Dorothy Houghton, Monsignor Luigi Ligutti, Robert Noyce, and Beardsley Ruml? They're also Iowans who shook up the status quo. In Iowa Pride, author Duane Schmidt has assembled a wonderful kaleidoscope of personalities. He recounts with zip and zing the lives and exploits of 110 significant Iowans. Brief biographies highlight the surprising number of Iowans who thought of better ways of doing things or better things to make. These are incredible firsts achieved by intrepid Iowans.Synopsis
You've heard of Norman Borlaug, Simon Estes, Ann Landers, Dan Gable, and Fred Maytag - exceptional Iowans who have done exceptional things. But what about Mildred Wirt Benson, Sam Blanc, Beulah Gundling, Dorothy Houghton, Monsignor Luigi Ligutti, Robert Noyce, and Beardsley Ruml? They're also Iowans who shook up the status quo. In Iowa Pride, author Duane Schmidt has assembled a wonderful kaleidoscope of personalities. He recounts with zip and zing the lives and exploits of 110 significant Iowans. Brief biographies highlight the surprising number of Iowans who thought of better ways of doing things or better things to make. These are incredible firsts achieved by intrepid Iowans.