Softcover, 8 1/4" x 11", 52 pages, in mint condition.

Illustrated throughout with rare photographs.

A special booklet on the Amana Colonies prepared by The Iowan Magazine and including revised reprints of articles appearing in the issues of June-July 1954 and 1959.

Articles in the magazine include:

• The Amana Story: Iowa's unique religious settlement has made its own adjustment to the competitive system

• The Amana Style in Architecture: During their westward movement, the Amanaites adopted familiar American designs and adapted them to the needs of their simple, religious, communistic life

• Their Farms are Still Big Business: With two and a quarter million invested in land, buildings, and machinery, the Amana Society is one of Iowa's largest agricultural operations

• Craftsmen Survive the Profit System: Many of Amana's small industries have thrived on the shift from communism to capitalism - others barely hold their own

• Sentimental Journey to Amana: A college professor visits his ancestral community and finds that while much is new, much more is still old

• The Straight and Simple Line: Art and architecture in Amana reflect the North German tradition and Inspirationist background

• Smokestack by the Old Mill Stream: Uniquely located, Amana Refrigeration has become a major business in the last 25 years by capitalizing on old skills in new fields

• The Pleasures of Dining in Amana's Restaurants: Specializing in German-style food served family style, four eating places in the colony have gained wide popularity for their fine fare

• An Amana Home of Yesterday: A typical colony dwelling houses a museum collection of household articles in nearly the manner they would have been used

• Treasures of an Amana Home

• A World of Surprises Still Awaits, if You Take Your Time to See the Amanas

Included with the magazine are vintage ephemera from the Amana Colonies. None of these items are dated, but they are most likely from the 1960s.

• Amana Colonies Guide Map

• Business Directory to The Amana Colonies

• Brochure for the Amana Heim (Amana Home) in Homestead

• Vintage photo postcard from the Ox Yoke Inn

• Business card-sized photo card from the Ox Yoke Inn