Locke is a Louisville businessman who self-published his first book in 2009. He became the second writer this year to sell one million books on Amazon.com, through the company's Kindle Direct Publishing service.
The second commemorative quarter-dollar coin released in 2006 honors Nebraska, and is the 37th coin in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters Â® Program. Nebraska, nicknamed the Cornhusker State, was admitted into the Union on March 1, 1867, becoming our Nation's 37th state.
One story that explains Iowaâs nickname, the Hawkeye State, says it is a reference to an Indian warrior named Black Hawk, or Black Sparrow Hawk. James Edwards, a newspaperman, selected the nickname to honor the memory of Black Hawk, who was his friend.