The Historical Iowa Book Collection is a collection of 40 volumes relating to the history of Iowa and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures. All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

The Presbyterian Church in Iowa, 1837-1900 (1907) - Hubbard, Joseph W. (Joseph Welton); Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Iowa - 112 pages
History of Boone County, Iowa Volume 1 (1914) - Goldthwait, Nathan Edward - 534 pages
History of Boone County, Iowa Volume 2 (1914) - Goldthwait, Nathan Edward - 705 pages
History of Hamilton County, Iowa Volume 1 (1912) - Lee, Jesse W - 452 pages
History of Hamilton County, Iowa Volume 2 (1912) - Lee, Jesse W - 483 pages
History of Marshall county, Iowa (1867) - Sanford, Nettie - 168 pages
Iowa City; a contribution to the early history of Iowa (1893) - Shambaugh, Benjamin Franklin ed - 116 pages
History of senatorial elections in Iowa, a study in American politics (1912) - Clark, Dan Elbert - 331 pages
History of Winneshiek and Allamakee counties, Iowa (1882) - Alexander, W. E - 738 pages
History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa Volume 1 (1919) - Fairbairn, Robert Herd - 474 pages
History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa Volume 2 (1919) - Fairbairn, Robert Herd - 556 pages
Iowa : its history and its foremost citizens Volume 1 (1918) - Brigham, Johnson - 434 pages
Iowa : its history and its foremost citizens Volume 2 (1918) - Brigham, Johnson - to page 872
History of Des Moines County, Iowa Volume 1 (1915) - Antrobus, Augustine M - 556 pages
History of Des Moines County, Iowa Volume 2 (1915) - Antrobus, Augustine M - 537 pages
Wolfe's history of Clinton County, Iowa Volume 1 (1911) - Wolfe, Patrick B. - 704 pages
Wolfe's history of Clinton County, Iowa Volume 2 (1911) - Wolfe, Patrick B. - to page 1149
The early history of banking in Iowa (1900) - Merritt, Fred D - 147 pages
History of Palo Alto county, Iowa (1910) - McCarty, Dwight G - 201 pages
A history of the people of Iowa (1921) - Cole, Cyrenus - 572 pages
Centennial history of Guthrie county, Iowa (1876) - Maxwell, S[adie] B. - 229 pages
Jefferson County, Iowa; centennial history. 1776. 1876 (1876) - 45 pages
Iowa in war times (1888) - Byers, S. H. M. (Samuel Hawkins Marshall) - 615 pages
The Quakers of Iowa (1914) - Jones, Louis Thomas - 360 pages
History of Iowa from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century by Benjamin T. Gue Volume 1 (1903) - 397 pages
History of Iowa from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century by Benjamin T. Gue Volume 2 (1903) - 423 pages
History of Iowa from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century by Benjamin T. Gue Volume 3 (1903) - 531 pages
History of Iowa from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century by Benjamin T. Gue Volume 4 (1903) - 325 pages
Story of Lee County, Iowa; Volume 1 (1914) - Roberts, Nelson Commins, ed; Moorhead, Samuel W. - 371 pages
Story of Lee County, Iowa; Volume 2 (1914) - Roberts, Nelson Commins, ed; Moorhead, Samuel W. - 467 pages
Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days Volume 1 (1908) - Andrews, Lorenzo F. - 456 pages
Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days Volume 2 (1908) - Andrews, Lorenzo F. - 469 pages
The Telegraph-herald's abridged history of the state of Iowa (1905) - Quigley, Patrick Joseph - 338 pages
The blue book of Iowa women; a history of contemporary women; (1914) - 297 pages
History of western Iowa, its settlement and growth. A comprehensive compilation of progressive events concerning the counties, cities, towns, and villages--biographical sketches of the pioneers and business men, with an authentic history of the state of Iowa (1882) - 568 pages
An illustrated history of the state of Iowa, being a complete civil, political, and military history of the state, from its first exploration down to 1875; (1876) - Tuttle, Charles R. (Charles Richard); Durrie, Daniel S. (Daniel Steele) - 732 pages
Iowa and the rebellion : A history of the troops furnished by the state of Iowa to the volunteer armies of the Union : which conquered the great southern rebellion of 1861-5 (1866) - Ingersoll, Lurton Dunham - 743 pages
Honor roll, 1917-1918-1919, Jasper County, Iowa in the World War : a history of one county's loyalty in the struggle for world democracy (1920) - 138 pages
List of ex-soldiers, sailors and marines, living in Iowa (1886) - Iowa. Adjutant General's Office - 772 pages
History and business directory of Madison County, Iowa. Containing a complete history of the county; together with a description of its natural resources, and sketches of its public buildings, schools, churches, prominent citizens, &c. .. (1869) - Davies, J. J - 254 pages

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