In this collection of essays, 17 Iowa historians reflect upon the dramatic and not-so-dramatic shifts in the middle lands history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Resource can be used with the following standards to further develop lessons: 1st grade SS 1.23 Cultural Makeup 4th grade SS 4.25 Technological Change 4th grade SS 4.26 Changes to Agriculture 8th grade SS 8.25 Iowa Government SS-Gov. 9-12.28 Iowa Issues and Policies SS-WH 9-12.26 Iowans Influence World History