Bill Menner

Grinnell in Vintage Postcards (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From an abolitionist hotbed to the home of a prestigious liberal arts college, Grinnell, Iowa, is known across the country as a "e;jewel of the prairie."e; Originally conceived as a Congregationalist utopia, Grinnell developed a reputation as a highly-educated community with a wealth of incredible architecture. It was also a turn-of-the-century industrial hub, despite a population of less than 5,000, where buggies, early automobiles, and gloves were made.The historic postcards in this book recall a community on the verge of transition, from a small agriculture-based town on the prairie to a thriving center of commerce and higher education. They provide a remarkable glimpse of the buildings that make up what is now a "e;Historic Commercial District"e; on the National Register of Historic Places. Still others are visual reminders of great buildings-both in the community and on the Grinnell College campus-that now exist only in memory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439614846
• Artikelnr.: 40008322

Autorenporträt

Bill Menner is the executive director of Grinnell Renaissance, a downtown revitalization organization. He previously worked as a political reporter for public radio stations in Iowa and Ohio, and has written for United Press International. He lives in Grinnell with his wife, a Grinnell College political scientist, and their four children.