Iowa Bike Towns - Paperback

by Eugene H. Schlaman (Author)

This book is a collection of facts, stories and legends associated with towns in Iowa that have been on the route of the annual bike ride across Iowa. Readers will enjoying leaning how towns got their names and the notable people who were born in Iowa. The book contains stories of how railroads and coal mining helped develop communities across the state; as well as the relationship of settlers with the American Indians and the Mormons as they traveled on their way to Utah.