Council Bluffs: 365 Days, 150 Years

Council Bluffs - 365 Days, 150 Years revisits a century and a half of the events, the people and the memories recorded on the pages of southwest Iowa's largest circulated daily newspaper.Organized in the form of a calendar the book features one key story for each day of the year. In all, the book presents 365 stories in The Daily Nonpareil's 150-year history ? with photos accompanying many of the stories along with memories from local residents. The 1952 flood, the 1988 Tornado, Presidents Grant, Taft, Eisenhower and Truman, Taft visiting, the opening of Ogden House, Midlands Mall, Mall of the Bluffs and riverboat gambling --- all of these stories plus hundreds more are included in this beautiful keepsake book. It is sure to be a conversation piece in every home.Gerber, Kristine is the author of 'Council Bluffs: 365 Days, 150 Years', published 2007 under ISBN 9780977306749 and ISBN 0977306747.