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A NEW BOOK REPRINT 
This is your opportunity to own another great Sioux County History Book!
This is an entirely different book from the Story of Sioux County by Charles Dyke. (They are not duplicates but compliment each other.)
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The book ‘Siouxland: A History of Sioux County Iowa’ was first published in 1983 by author, G. Nelson Nieuwenhuis. He was a local life long resident of Sioux County and a History Professor at Northwestern College in Orange City.
The prospective in this book is quite different from the Story of Sioux County done by Charles Dyke in 1942. (still available from our Society) This book has a lot of accurate historical details related in top quality text. It contains many pictures, maps and has an every name index.
The books starts with Sioux County far back into history. Page 4 states…Large tusks of mastadons have been uncovered in Sioux County gravel pits….their remains carried here by glaciers and flood waters. From the contents heading you will see the tremendous research that went into this book, among the contents headings are:
Chapter 1 – Geological Foundations – The prairie setting
Chapter 2 – The Indians of Sioux land
Chapters 4-6 Related larger local area history
Chapter 7 - The Organization of Sioux County
Chapter 8 - Calliope (The first town and county seat in Sioux County)
Chapters 9 and 10 - Organization of Townships Part I and II
Chapter 11 – The English Come to West Sioux
Chapter 12 - Orange City
Chapter 13 – Hospers – Newkirk
Chapter 14 – Towns Along the Milwaukee (railroad)
Chapter 15 – Sioux Center
Chapter 16 - Towns Along the Northwestern (railroad)
Chapter 17 – The Twentieth Century
Chapter 18 - The Troubled Twenties
Chapter 19 – The Turmoil of the Thirties
Chapter 20 – World War II
Chapter 21 – Progress and Prosperity – The 1950s
Chapter 22 – Churches and Christian Education
Chapter 23 – Public Schools
Chapter 24 – Professional Progress
Chapter 25 – Civil Servants
Rest of titles are- Sum and Substance, Notes, Index, and Bibliography, and every name index. .
Book is a large 8 1/2 “ by 11”, 360 page hard bound book, with pictures, maps and indexes.
Prepublish price is $45.00 plus $3.50 for postage/hldg Totaling………$48.50 USA
After about a May 2008 completion price will be $50. plus 3.50 ……..$53.50 USA
- We don't accept credit cards. Other countries add $30. for postage and handling, contact us for type of payment.
Send your check, cash or money order to:
GSCGS 102 So. Main Ave. Sioux Center IA 51250
Please state the title of the book being purchased, your name and e-mail & address clearly on your order.
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Other books available from GSCGS:
Story of Sioux County by Charles Dyke 1942, recently reprinted $53.50 includes postage USA.
Sioux Center First 75 years 1891-1966 a real bargain at …$ 10.00 includes postage USA
A Pocket of Civility, A History of Sioux Center 1976, 370 pages. $10.00 includes postage USA
Maurice Centennial book 1891-1991 603 page with index…$27.50 includes postage USA
Expand your Sioux County history library while you have the chance!
Wilma J. Vande Berg, GSCGS
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