How Iowa Conquered the World: The Story of a Small Farm Small State's Journey to Global Dominance - Softcover

Rank, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1503333574 ISBN 13: 9781503333574

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

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 -- find out 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 learning to speak like an Iowan, even if they don't know it This book tells the story of Iowa's outsized influence on global events, but it is more importantly about how an underdog can defy the odds and truly make a lasting impact on the world.

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About the Author

Michael Rank is a doctoral candidate in Middle East history. He has worked as a journalist in Istanbul for nearly a decade and reported on religion and human rights. He is the author of the #1 Amazon best-sellers “From Muhammed to Burj Khalifa: A Crash Course in 2,000 Years of Middle East History,” and “History's Worst Dictators: A Short Guide to the Most Brutal Leaders, From Emperor Nero to Ivan the Terrible.”

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1503333574
• ISBN 13: 9781503333574
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176