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Iowa's Reluctant Place in the Magic Circle, 1946-1960

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• • Jeffrey P. Stone
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Abstract

JEFFREY P. STONE explores Roger W. Babson’s Cold War efforts to transcend state boundaries and relocate all of American industry away from the coasts to a “Magic Circle” at the very center of the nation. Iowans’ disinterest in the failed effort demonstrate the importance of state loyalties, the role of state-based industrial boosterism, and the reasons for the failure of larger postwar decentralization efforts.

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How to Cite: Stone, J. (2023) “Iowa's Reluctant Place in the Magic Circle, 1946-1960”, The Annals of Iowa archive. 82(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.34632