Montgomery County was one of the last areas in Iowa to be settled. For many years it was considered to be uninhabitable and of little value-until the men and women with hopes and dreams began to settle; build towns; and till the rich; fertile soil. The Forks; Binns Grove; Hungry Hollow; Frankfort; Milford; Red Oak Junction; Stanton; Villisca; and many more settlements came into being; budding with promise; but the coming of the railroad determined the survival of them all. Some are still thriving cities; while others are no more than a fading memory that only the winds of the prairie can recall.
#192406 in eBooks 2012-08-10 2012-08-10File Name: B0099RLOI2
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Must for Polaroid fansBy DanThis was an excellent book. I am an aficionado of Polaroid photography. and it was nice to learn about the history of the company. and of Edwin H. Land. The final chapters of the book remind me very much of reading about the making of "Let It Be." and the challenges The Beatles faced near the end of their run. I know thats a bit random. but the creativity. tenacity. and the rise of Polaroid. the incredible popularity. the changes and eventual ending...in my mind it parallels. A must read for anyone interested in instant photography. entrepreneurs. inventors. and history. Its all there. and packed with great Polaroid photos as well.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great recounting of an American visionary.By MacLeodI am also reading "A Triumph of Genius" great book. this book though is more of an overview. Hard to put down. I spent years shooting commercial work for Polaroid. heard lots of stories. gossip. rumors. had met Dr. Land. even had two cameras signed by him (still have)...but this book lays it out and constantly shows me how much of the linear path I never knew the details of.....highly recommended.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great read. surprising similarities to Steve Jobs and Apple.By oyzcThis was a great little book. Finished it within a week (i read slow). Being a huge fan of Steve Jobs. and having read almost everything there is about the man and apple. the rise of Polaroid is SO very similar to apple its not even funny. Quotes spoken often by Steve Jobs are basically Edwin Lands quotes. but worded slightly different. Even the video Polaroid did for the SX-70 mentioned in the book. which can be found on youtube. contains extraordinary similarities with apples product launch videos. Its no joke when the author stated that Steve modelled apple after polaroid.One thing that couldnt have been copied. but again. strikingly similar between both Land and Jobs was the fact of their super-human visions of the future. Land predicted what todays smartphone cameras would be like back in the days when instant film photography intrigued people beyond their wildest imagination. Similar visions can be found with Jobs. who predicted the rise of personal computer. the wide adoption of graphical user interface. and futuristic mobile devices such as the ipad.Its definitely a great read. I only gave it 4 instead of 5 stars because the video in the descriptions almost spoiled a little too much about the book... It basically summarized the entire the book. so i wouldnt suggest watching it before reading.
