Retracing the Dragoon Trail (Prairie Lights - Iowa City)

Name: Retracing the Dragoon Trail (Prairie Lights - Iowa City)
Start: 2026-05-04T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Prairie Lights Bookstore

Schedule

Mon, 04 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Prairie Lights Bookstore | Iowa City, IA

Join historian Kevin Mason at Prairie Lights for an immersive journey along the 1835 First U.S. Dragoon Expedition route in Iowa, in an event hosted by Charity Nebbe of Iowa Public Radio’s “Talk of Iowa.” Drawing from his new book, Retracing the Dragoon Trail in Iowa, Mason uncovers how the state’s prairies and wetlands evolved into the farms, towns, and highways we know today. Blending environmental history, Indigenous perspectives, and the spirit of firsthand travel, this engaging presentation reveals how Iowa’s landscape still echoes with the stories of its past. Free Admission.