ASIN: B00PIP43L4
Publisher: Five Minute Books
Pages: 176
Iowa is considered a backward farm state full of bumpkins who wear Carhartt jackets and do little besides give the world corn. But what if that understanding is wrong? What if Iowa has done more to influence the modern world than any other population group?Turns out it has. In this new book by #1 best-selling author Michael Rank -- himself a native Iowan -- he discovers how this underdog state-- Saved billions of people from starvation in the 20th century-- Created Silicon Valley in the 1960s and inspired the startup culture of egalitarianism and hoodies-- Decides who will win the presidential election every four years-- Was the multicultural center of America and hosted more utopian communes and transcendental meditation centers than any other place in the United States-- Created the General American English accent spoken by all actors and broadcasters. People the world over are ...
