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Davenport (Postcard History: Iowa)
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by Doug Smith
Sales Rank: 1953140
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List Price: $19.99
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 128 pages
Published by: Arcadia Publishing December 5, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0738551570
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0738551579
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Product Description
Native Americans inhabited the gentle sloping bluffs along the Mississippi River on which Davenport now sits. The peoples who lived on the fertile soil of eastern Iowa were forced into selling their land for pennies to white settlers. From the original survey of the town in 1836 throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, progress was steady as steamboats navigated the dangerous rapids of the Mississippi River, and settlers came to battle extreme Midwest winters and plow the unbroken prairie. In 1856, the first bridge to span the river was completed here, heralding the locomotive from the east and becoming of major importance to the movement west. German and other immigrant families came in droves and with them the development of major national industrial centers for agriculture and its implements, lumber and building material, alcohol and tobacco, and numerous other products. Davenport has been a town of unusual and fascinating history.
About The Author
Written by local historian and Davenport native Doug Smith, this book shares a selection of the more than 5,000 early photographs, stereoviews, postcards, and other ephemera from his personal collection.
Reader Reviews
I read Davenport and found it to be an extremely informative and interesting book. I learned a lot about the Quad Cities and it's amazing history throughout the years. I never realized what a bustling town Davenport had been. I found the author's website as well and have found it to be just as if not more informative than his book. You may find the same. [...]
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