Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) -- Economic conditions

Students in Augustana College professor Lendol Calder’s spring 2004 history seminar interviewed Quad Cities residents about the 1980s economic recession. The recession negatively impacted the farming industry, affecting the large local economy that was based on farm machinery manufacturing. The “Last One Out of the Quad Cities, Turn Out the Lights” radio drama collection, 2004, includes interview transcripts and audiocassette recordings of interviews.