Title Carnival in the countryside : the history of the Iowa State Fair / by Chris Rasmussen

Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Iowa and the midwest experience Contents The founders of civilization : culture and agriculture in Iowa -- Carnival in the countryside : sideshows and showmen -- A finer rural civilization : the farm family and the "drift to the cities" -- A bumper crop of entertainment : fair men, midways and spectacles -- Agricultural lag : the fair in fiction, in film, and on canvas -- Conclusion: The fair and Iowa's history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Iowa State Fair -- History Iowa State Fair fast Subject Country life -- Iowa -- History Agricultural exhibitions -- Iowa -- History TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) Agricultural exhibitions Country life Manners and customs Rural conditions SUBJECT Iowa -- Rural conditions Iowa -- Social life and customs Subject Iowa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2015005559 ISBN 9781609383589 1609383583

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