blog postsHeartland always a place of global connection, not isolation, author saysApr 10, 2019 12:00 pm by Craig ChamberlainResearchShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesA persistent heartland myth paints the rural Midwest as local, insular, isolationist. Illinois historian Kristin Hoganson dug into the history and found the myth is far from reality.Share on FacebookTweetEmail