Author: Iowa Columbian Commission. Committee on Archæological, Historical and Statistical InformationPublisher: [Dubuque] : s.n.
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A Hand Book of Iowa
Author: Iowa Columbian Commission. Committee on Archæological, Historical and Statistical InformationPublisher: [Dubuque] : s.n.
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Iowa Underground
Author: Greg A. BrickPublisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781931599399
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Take a mysterious and fascinating tour through Iowa's underground treasures. This guide will reveal the state's subterranean attractions including show and wild caves, springs, mining sites and other geological and man-made sites. If you are a sport caver, a scientist, or curious tourist, this guide will give you all you need to know to begin exploring Iowa's underground world. IN THIS BOOK YOU'LL FIND - Detailed directions with helpful tips and precautions. - Descriptions of various lead- and coal-mining museums. - Fun stories and legends, including cave fairies, trolls, and ghost towns. - Additional information about Iowa's coal-mining past. - Facts about underground biological life. "A uniquely written perspective on the underground wonders of Iowa, by a premier Midwest cave historian." --Gary K. Soule, Speleo Historian and Trustee, American Spelean History Association
HAND BK OF IOWA OR THE DISCOVE
Author: Charles 1823-1903 AshtonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781362649274
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A Hand Book of Iowa
Author: Iowa Columbian Commission. Committee of Archaeological, Historical and Statistical InformationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Handbook of Iowa
Author: Iowa Columbian CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Butterflies of Iowa
Author: Dennis W. SchlichtPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587297612
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This beautiful and comprehensive guide, many years in the making, is a manual for identifying the butterflies of Iowa as well as 90 percent of the butterflies in the Plains states. It begins by providing information on the natural communities of Iowa, paying special attention to butterfly habitat and distribution. Next come chapters on the history of lepidopteran research in Iowa and on creating butterfly gardens, followed by an intriguing series of questions and issues relevant to the study of butterflies in the state. The second part contains accounts, organized by family, for the 118 species known to occur in Iowa. Each account includes the common and scientific names for each species, its Opler and Warren number, its status in Iowa, adult flight times and number of broods per season, distinguishing features, distribution and habitat, and natural history information such as behavior and food plant preferences. As a special feature of each account, the authors have included questions that illuminate the research and conservation challenges for each species. In the third section, the illustrations, grouped for easier comparison among species, include color photographs of all the adult forms that occur in Iowa. Male and female as well as top and bottom views are shown for most species. The distribution maps indicate in which of Iowa’s ninety-nine counties specimens have been collected; flight times for each species are shown by marking the date of collection for each verified specimen on a yearly calendar. The book ends with a checklist, collection information specific to the photographs, a glossary, references, and an index. The authors’ meticulous attention to detail, stimulating questions for students and researchers, concern for habitat preservation, and joyful appreciation of the natural world make it a valuable and inspiring volume.
The Book of a Hundred Hands
Author: Cole SwensenPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587296470
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
The hand is second only to language in defining the human being, and its constant presence makes it a ready reminder of our humanity, with all its privileges and obligations. In this dazzling collection, Cole Swensen explores the hand from any angle approachable by language and art. Her hope: to exhaust the hand as subject matter; her joy: the fact that she couldn’t. These short poems reveal the hand from a hundred different perspectives. Incorporating sign language, drawing manuals, paintings from the 14th to the 20th century, shadow puppets, imagined histories, positions (the “hand as a boatless sail”), and professions (“the hand as window in which the panes infinitesimal”), Cole Swensen’s fine hand is “that which augments” our understanding and appreciation of “this freak wing,” this “wheel that comforts none” yet remains “a fruit the size and shape of the heart.”
The Archaeological Guide to Iowa
Author: William E. WhittakerPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1609383370
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Provides information on 68 important archaeological sites in Iowa, including sites of every type, from every time period, and in every part of the state.
A Hand Book of Iowa, Or The Discovery, Settlement, Geographical Location, Topography, Natural Resources, Geology, Climatology, Commercial Facilities, Agricultural Productiveness, Manufacturing Advantages, Educational Intererests, Healthfulness, Government, and the Excellence of the Social and Moral Life of the State of Iowa
Author: Iowa Columbian CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Iowa Handbook, for 1857 ...
Author: Nathan Howe ParkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description