Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-08-06
A Now History OF Iowa.

we nave received from the author,
the prospectus and specimen pages
Of an illustrated history Of Iowa from
1915 to 1875, by Prof. Charles II.
futile, author of similar histories of
Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan,
also History of "Border Wars OF
two centuries :" i. b. Russell & Co.,
Madison, Wis, publishers. The
work is complete in one large octave
volume of 1876 pages, illustrated by a
$50 engravings, printed on heavy
paper, from bold type, and is sold by
agents only at from 1915 to s4.75,
according to binding.
The work embraces a full ana COM
plete history of Iowa, from its first
exploration down to to the present
year. The following are the principal
phases of the volume:
A lengthy and carefully written sketch
of pioneer life in Iowa, covering all the
experiences, hardships, adventures, etc, OF
the first settlers of the territory.
A description Of the physical and anti
quarian features of the territory.
An account of the French and Indians
in Iowa, including explorations, mission
airy adventures and fur trading expeditions.
A narrative of the Indian wars in Iowa,
frC ho frcf of ho
to their close.
A narrative of the civil and political
events in the history of the territory from
its first settlement to the organization of
the territorial government in 1885,
An account of the administration of
each of the Governors from Robert Lucas
to Cyrus G. Carpenter, inclusive, including
complete cyclopedia of legislation during
the period named, as also digest of the
laws and courts of the State
An account of the educational growth
of the State, giving the workings of the
educational system from the district school
to the State University
An account of the agricultural, mineral
and manufacturing wealth of the State.
A statistical, historical and descriptive
sketch of each county in the State, scpa-
rately, giving, in original tabular state
ments, the products of each county for
the last three decades, number and value
of farms, number and value of improved
acres of land in each county, population
of the towns and cities, mineral wealth,
forest wealth, educational facilities, num-
Der and condition of school buildings,
number and value of churches etc. In
short each county Is represented, by sta
tistics, in all its interests and professions.
A biographical directory of Iowa, Civ
ing short biographical sketches of all the
distinguished men of the past and the
present.
Prof. Tuttle has strong endorse
mcnt rs a writer of State histories.
and he assures us that this work will
be superior to anything he has yet
written. Hon. Horace =. Biddle,
Judge of the Supreme Court of that
State, after reading the history of
Indiana, writes: 81 am happy to say
that it has been written with a view
to the useful. 1t will undoubtedly
find its way into every family in the
State" Rev. DR.. Cyrus Mutt, Presi-
dent of the Indiana State University
says Of the book: 81 heartily rec
ommend Prof. Tuttle's History of
Indiana to the people of the State"
In short, the people and press of In
diana were loud in praise of Prof.
Tuttlc's labors there, and we have
every reason to believe that he has
produced a work that the people Of
Iowa will heartily approve.