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Amazing Iowa

Year

2003

Language

ENGLISH

Publication Information

Thomas Nelson

Summary

Discover another side of the Hawkeye State with this illustrated volume of fascinating facts, historical oddities, curious tales, and more. Amazing Iowa offers a rare glimpse into the unusual events and peculiar people hiding within the pages of Iowa's history. Inside you'll learn about everything from Jesse James's first train robbery to the longest beard known to man, not to mention the secret behind the world's best Iowa pork chop marinade. With stories, trivia, photographs, recipes, song lyrics and more, this volume is a treasure trove of Iowa curios. Within these pages, you'll find: • Eddie Rickenbacker, who raced cars with a bat's heart tied to his middle finger. • Lyrics of the "Iowa Corn Song". • Heroes of the past (TV's first Superman was born in Iowa). • Heroes of the future (Captain James T. Kirk will be born in Iowa). • Ellen Church of Cresco, the first airline stewardess in the country.

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