In "Governors Mansions of the Midwest," Ann Liberman explores the history of twelve prominent mansions in the Midwest Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Although most early governors did not live in mansions, staying instead in boarding houses or hotels, over time states recognized the need to provide more appropriate lodging for their chief executives. Housing their governors in a dignified and elegant setting allowed the states to demonstrate their social and economic progress to the rest of the country....
In "Governors Mansions of the Midwest," Ann Liberman explores the history of twelve prominent mansions in the Midwest Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,...