Early days in Tama County,
IA, are recalled through colorful tales and factual data in this
new 139-page booklet, a reprint of the
hard-to-find 1879 book: History of Tama County Iowa, Its Cities,
Towns and Villages with Early Reminiscences, Personal Incidents
and Anecdotes, and a Complete Business Directory of the County
by Samuel D. Chapman.
We opted for a shorter
title:
History of Tama
County, Iowa USA
Because of the larger
paper our booklet has fewer pages than the original book,
but still includes all of the information.
This spiral-bound booklet
is printed on 11" x 8.5" 60# bond paper. The tri-color cover is
on 80# card stock, with the front protected by a vinyl sheet. It
is one of hundreds of historic
titles we have reproduced, all preserving the writings of early
historians.
Here's
a sample of the many topics:
First settlements, the murder of William Stoppand, Home life and
amusement, State and County roads; Geography; Railroads; Sac and
Fox Indians; Township histories; Agriculture; Temperance; Court
houses; Prairie Pirates and criminal records; County fairs; Civil
War days (with names of many soldiers); Newspapers; Churches; Schools;
Poor Farm; Politics; the communities of Toledo, Tama City, Traer,
Montour, Dysart, Chelsea, and other small towns; and other
items of interest.
The booklet mentions many names, and also includes
numerous biographies as follows: J.C. Vermilya,
Charles Mason, Abram Tompkins, West Wilson, Jasper H. Scott, James B.
Merritt, J.G. Hull, S.S. Mann, W.G. Malin, John W. Fleming, Major
T.S. Free, Dr. H. Welton, Jacob W. Lamb, Anthony Wilkinson, William
Hartsock, D.C. Lamb, James Harper Brooks, George H. Warren, Nathan
C. Wieting, Frank E. Smith, and Gamaliel Jaqua.
Wouldn't this
make a unique gift?
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