State Historical Society of Iowa announces finalists for Shambaugh book award Special to the Register © Special to the Register “A Mighty Fine Road: A History of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company,” by H. Roger Grant
Iowa history is full of fascinating stories. A few of the best ones receive special recognition from the State Historical Society of Iowa, which bestows its annual Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award on the most significant book about Iowa history published during the previous year.
The society named the award after one of its former leaders, an early 20th century champion of Iowa history, and has short-listed the following three books for this year’s prize, which will be announced in late May.
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Little Wars The author reflects on his own connection to a 1982 film about Lebanon’s civil war that continues to resonate today.
The first time we see Nabil Srour, the war photographer, chronic liar, and part-time drug dealer affectionately known as Abou el Nobol, he is running across sniper fire in Beirut to get American journalist Mitch Dubin “the shot he needs.” Nabil (played by Nabil Ismaïl) is one of three main characters in
Little Wars (1982), by Lebanese filmmaker Maroun Bagdadi (currently available for streaming on Netflix). Bagdadi is perhaps Lebanon’s best-known director, a cinematic chronicler of the nation’s debilitating civil war (1975–1990) who committed himself to the subject in all of his five features. In effect, Bagdadi’s filmic project