Gentlemen on the Prairie: Victorians in Pioneer Iowa

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Gentlemen on the Prairie A BUR OAK BOOK GENTLEMEN on the  PRAIRIE Victorians in Pioneer Iowa by curtis harnack university of iowa press, iowa city University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 www.uiowapress.org Copyright © 1985 by Curtis Harnack First published by Iowa State University Press, 1985 First University of Iowa Press edition, 2011 Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harnack, Curtis, 1927– Gentlemen on the prairie: Victorians in pioneer Iowa / by Curtis Harnack. p. cm. “First published by Iowa State University Press, 1985.” “A Bur Oak Book.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-58729-967-4, ISBN-10: 1-58729-967-4 (pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-1-58729-968-1, ISBN-10: 1-58729-968-2 (e-bk.) 1. Close Colony (Iowa)—History. 2. Cowan, Walter. 3. Cowan, James, 1862 or 1863–1940. 4. British—Big Sioux River Valley (S.D. and Iowa)—History—19th century. 5. Big Sioux River Valley (S.D. and Iowa)—History. 6. Agricultural colonies—Big Sioux River Valley (S.D. and Iowa)—History—19th century. I. Title. F629.C65H37 2011   2011002348 978.3´39—dc22 ...