[Review of] Gretchen M. Bataille, David M. Gradwohl, and Charles L. P. Silet (Eds.), The Worlds Between Two Rivers: Perspectives on American Indians in Iowa
The presentation of symposia papers in book form poses several editorial problems, the chief of which is maintaining a unity of focus between the various offerings. With one or two notable exceptions, the papers in this collection treat aspects of the Native-American experience within the boundaries of the present state of Iowa, but, unfortunately, that rubric is too broad to provide an organizing principle definite enough to hold the book together. The result is something of a mixed bag. Although each of the papers is presented as a “chapter” and some attempt at cross-reference between individual papers is made, it is necessary to approach each of the sections on its own terms
