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In the current movement to revive the study of the American Midwest, few people have outworked the historian Kevin T. Mason. He has brought his masterful lectures to podiums all around the region, his lessons on Midwestern history on social media know no equals, and his podcasts are first-rate. In his new book, Mason gives the reader a brilliant tour of Iowa, the most Midwestern state, which will help people from all regions understand the center of our country. Join Mason, Mr. Iowa History, on this journey, and you will encounter a whole new dimension of American life. -- ""Jon K. Lauck, editor-in-chief, Middle West Review"" (9/18/2025 12:00:00 AM)

In the current movement to revive the study of the American Midwest, few people have outworked the historian Kevin T. Mason. He has brought his masterful lectures to podiums all around the region, his lessons on Midwestern history on social media know no equals, and his podcasts are first-rate. In his new book, Mason gives the reader a brilliant tour of Iowa, the most Midwestern state, which will help people from all regions understand the center of our country. Join Mason, Mr. Iowa History, on this journey, and you will encounter a whole new dimension of American life. * Jon K. Lauck, editor-in-chief, Middle West Review *

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Kevin T. Mason is an assistant professor of history at the University of Northern Iowa. Mason formerly served as an associate professor of history at Waldorf University, where he chaired the Department of History, Geography, and Political Science. He is the author of “Inkpaduta in Iowa: Dakota Decline, Dispossession, and Erasure” in The Annals of Iowa, a Mildred Throne & Charles Aldrich Iowa History Award winning article. He has also published in Little Village, the Middle West Review, and the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.

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