Book reviews

There is a review of The Indians of Iowa at Archaeology at About.com.

The book is also mentioned at the website for the movie Lost Nation: The Ioway.

Oct. 19 Iowa Public Radio Interview

Dennis Reese of Iowa Public Radio interviewed me about the book The Indians of Iowa on Oct. 19 for KUNI (Ames/Des Moines).

The podcast can be heard here as an MP3.

There is some of their public radio fundraising patter for a bit before the actual interview begins. The interview lasts for about 10 minutes, and the rest is their regular broadcast, mostly agricultural news.

Talk about thinking on your feet! I didn't know any of the questions, nor was I able to prepare anything, but I did okay for being so green at unprepared radio interviews :-)

E-book version of The Indians of Iowa

I was asked about a Kindle version of the book. I passed on the question to the University of Iowa Press, and this was the reply:

Your book is actually already available as a digital edition/e-book via Adobe’s Digital Editions software. Digital Editions software is available free of charge for PC, Mac, and certain mobile platforms including the Sony E-reader, COOL-ER, and more info can be found at this site:

http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/

We don’t have a contract with Amazon for ebooks, which is why we’re not working with Kindles right now. But if anyone is interested in an eBook, please let them know that your book is available through our website. If you go to your book page:

http://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/2009-fall/foster-indians.htm

And click on “add to cart” the electronic book will come up as an option of purchase.

Iowa Public Radio Interview on Oct. 19

I was interviewed today by Dennis Reese of Iowa Public Radio. It will be broadcast on Monday, Oct. 19 at 10:10am, in case you want to listen on-line (www.iowapublicradio.org).

Read the First 25 pages For Free!

You can actually read the first 25 pages of "Indians of Iowa" for free online through Google books!

U-Iowa News Release for "Indians of Iowa"

UI Press releases first comprehensive account of Indians in Iowa

The University of Iowa Press will release the first comprehensive account of Iowa native peoples -- "The Indians of Iowa," written and illustrated by Lance M. Foster -- on Oct. 1.

The book, which is aimed at middle school and high school readers, will be available at bookstores or call 800-621-2736 or http://www.uiowapress.org. Customers in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East or Africa may order from Eurospan Group: http://www.eurospangroup.com/bookstore.

Many different Indian tribes have lived in Iowa, each existing as an independent nation with its own history, culture, language and traditions. Some were residents before recorded history; some lived in Iowa for relatively short periods; others visited Iowa during hunting trips or times of war. Foster's book is the only book for the general reader that covers the archaeology, history and culture of all the different native nations of Iowa.

Foster received a bachelor's degree in anthropology and Native American studies from the University of Montana, and master's degrees in anthropology and landscape architecture from Iowa State University. He is an alumnus of the Institute of American Indian Arts. A member of the Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, he teaches at the University of Montana-Helena College of Technology.

Reading My Book: "Lewis and Clark in Native Iowa"

Check it out-- I made this video early this morning (still a little groggy!). I am reading a chapter from my first solo book, The Indians of Iowa, from the University of Iowa Press (2009).



I will be doing some more soon--