"Revised and updated from the 1993 edition ; originally published by Iowa State Press." Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226)
Summary:
"This book demonstrates the wealth, variety, and cultural impact that Iowa opera houses had and continue to have on towns large and small; locateds the mgeographically and describes and illustrates their exterior and interior physical characteristics with over 500 photographs. Although Iowa is primarily a rural state, the authors have documented the existnece of over 1200 opera houses operating in Iowa between 1865 and 1920"-- Cover page 4.
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