The Iowan Archives

September/October 2007

contents
volume 56 / number 1

features

14  HOMES OF IOWA
      Living Against the Grain

18  TASTE OF IOWA
      You Can Go Home Again

22  An American Rhythm
      Iowa Women and the Ragtime Revolution

32  Academic Autographs
      Iowa’s Campus Icons

43  PORTFOLIO
     On the Sidelines

56 OUR TOWNS
     Sizing Up Spencer


departments

2   FROM THE EDITOR

3   LETTERS

4  WORTH THE DRIVE
    Butterflies and Bellwethers
    Cowboys and Comedy
    Halloween Hike

6  ARTS EXPERIENCE
    Midwest Meets Far East

7  HISTORY
    The Iowa Caucuses: How We Became First

8  BOOKNOTES
    Special Delivery
      Schooled Structures

10  IOWAN TO IOWAN
      Bill and Margie’s Excellent Courthouse Adventure

12  HERITAGE
     Tastes of Place

64  LAST WORD
      Hungry for Home

special section
49  Wonder-Filled Wanderings

ON THE COVER
Statue of St. Ambrose, St. Ambrose University, John Mohr Photography

points of interest in this issue
Algona
Burlington
Denison
Des Moines
Gunder
Linn County
McGregor
Marshalltown
Melvin
Orange City
Pella
Spencer
Titonka

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