Along with her eight Arctic expeditions and numerous international tours, Louise took many cross-country tours in her chauffeured touring car starting in 1919! Always a diligent observer, Louise kept diaries and journals from all her trips. The following entry is from a stop in Iowa during the "Great Depression" where she and her chauffeur, Cameron, received some unvarnished 'Hawkeye" sentiment!
1935 US Motor Tour – June 19, 1935
Iowa Sunny and clear! Cold. Windshield wiper fixed. Garage man told Cameron all for Pres. Roosevelt here! If Hoover or a ‘Yellow Dog’, they’d vote for the dog! Under Hoover they got 7 cents for wheat and Roosevelt 52 cents and as high as 70 cents. To grow and harvest cost 42 cents so now have a good profit!
Iowa Sunny and clear! Cold. Windshield wiper fixed. Garage man told Cameron all for Pres. Roosevelt here! If Hoover or a ‘Yellow Dog’, they’d vote for the dog! Under Hoover they got 7 cents for wheat and Roosevelt 52 cents and as high as 70 cents. To grow and harvest cost 42 cents so now have a good profit!
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| Louise's 1935 Cross-Country Tour Journal |
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