The Lost Region

The Lost Region
Author :
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Total Pages : 180
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781609382162
ISBN-13 : 1609382161
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Lost Region by : Jon K. Lauck

Download or read book The Lost Region written by Jon K. Lauck and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Midwest is an orphan among regions. In comparison to the South, the far West, and New England, its history has been sadly neglected. To spark more attention to their region, midwestern historians will need to explain the Midwest’s crucial roles in the development of the entire country: it helped spark the American Revolution and stabilized the young American republic by strengthening its economy and endowing it with an agricultural heartland; it played a critical role in the Union victory in the Civil War; it extended the republican institutions created by the American founders, and then its settler populism made those institutions more democratic; it weakened and decentered the cultural dominance of the urban East; and its bustling land markets deepened Americans’ embrace of capitalist institutions and attitudes. In addition to outlining the centrality of the Midwest to crucial moments in American history, Jon K. Lauck resurrects the long-forgotten stories of the institutions founded by an earlier generation of midwestern historians, from state historical societies to the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. Their strong commitment to local and regional communities rooted their work in place and gave it an audience outside the academy. He also explores the works of these scholars, showing that they researched a broad range of themes and topics, often pioneering fields that remain vital today. The Lost Region demonstrates the importance of the Midwest, the depth of historical work once written about the region, the continuing insights that can be gleaned from this body of knowledge, and the lessons that can be learned from some of its prominent historians, all with the intent of once again finding the forgotten center of the nation and developing a robust historiography of the Midwest.


The Lost Region Related Books

The Lost Region
Language: en
Pages: 180
Authors: Jon K. Lauck
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-01 - Publisher: University of Iowa Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The American Midwest is an orphan among regions. In comparison to the South, the far West, and New England, its history has been sadly neglected. To spark more
The Lost Region
Language: en
Pages: 180
Authors: Jon Lauck
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12 - Publisher: University of Iowa Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In comparison to the South, the far West, and New England, the Midwest's history has been sadly neglected. The Lost Region demonstrates the regions importance,
The Region of Lost Names
Language: en
Pages: 196
Authors: Fred Arroyo
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Remember that the dream of one is the dream of everyone. Ernest is searching for a place where he can live beyond his past. His family has returned to Puerto Ri
The Lost City of Z
Language: en
Pages: 450
Authors: David Grann
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-26 - Publisher: Vintage

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction that unravels the greatest exploratio
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Language: en
Pages: 348
Authors: Douglas Preston
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-03 - Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journal