Early days in Webster
County, IA, are recalled through colorful tales and factual data
in this brand new 63-page booklet, an reprint
of the hard-to-find 1962 book The Early History of Early Fort
Dodge and Webster County Iowa, based on the writings of Major
William Williams, founder of Fort Dodge, plus an excerpt from
the rare 1938 WPA book, Iowa, a Guide to the Hawkeye State.
This 11" x 8.5" spiral
bound booklet, titled
Webster County,
Iowa, USA,
is one of some 750
booklets we have reproduced, all preserving the writings of early
historians. We've printed it on 60# paper with the 3-color
front cover protected with a vinyl sheet.
Some
of the subjects are:
the building of Fort Dodge and army life; organization of Webster
county and re-divisioning of counties; Homer, the first county seat,
and the fight to make Fort dodge county seat; the murder of an Indian chief;
the Spirit Lake Massacre; railroads, court house, business men,
lawyers, doctors, etc.; the fight at Springfield; Mrs. Marble's
story of her captivity by Indians; names of the volunteers who went
to the aid of the settlers; and
many other bits of history
and trivia.
Illustrations
include: a photo of Major Williams and a drawing of Sioux
Indians.
The WPA excerpt includes a special section
of Fort Dodge, including how the famous Cardiff Giant hoax led to
the development of the gypsum quaries, and 10 points of interest.
Other stops include Dolliver Memorial Park, Lehigh, Harcourt, Duncombe,
and Moorland. These WPA books, while perhaps out-of-date as travel
guides, are filled with interesting bits of history and trivia.
Wouldn't this
make a unique gift?
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