The Iowan Archives

November/December 2007

contents
volume 56 / number 2

features

14  GARDENS of Iowa
      Inch by Inch a Garden Grows

18  Taste of Iowa
      Feast or Famine

25  By More Than Its Cover
      The Art and Experience of the Book

27  2007 Holiday Gift Guide
      Share Some “Iowa” This Year

33  From Cornfields to Cuba
      Iowa’s 49th Volunteer Regiment

40  OUR TOWNS
      Southwest Siren

45  PORTFOLIO
      Winter Traditions


departments

2   FROM THE EDITOR

3   LETTERS

4  WORTH THE DRIVE
    Soaring Splendor
    Pipe Dreams
   ’Tis the Season

6  ARTS EXPERIENCE
    Bringing the Gallery Home

8   BOOKNOTES
     Taking Stock
     Rich Architecture

10  IOWAN TO IOWAN
      A Pledge to Tomorrow

11  HERITAGE
      Plain Speak

12  HISTORY
      Give Thanks

64  LAST WORD
      Preservation by the Pint


ON THE COVER
A new twist on the old bird: applewood-smoked turkey crowns sundried tomato bread pudding. Photo by Paul Gates.

points of interest in this issue
Cedar Rapids
Clarinda
Clear Lake
Des Moines
Lansing
Rockwell
West Branch

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