The January 20, 1883 Postville Review had the following interesting remarks about the new county history book that had just come out: "Alexander's History of Allamakee and Winnesheik Counties was delivered to subscribers here two or three weeks ago. There are undoubtedly many mistakes in the volume--it could not well be otherwise in the haste with which it was prepared, but on the whole we infer that it is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes and of great value in the preservation of our early history." It doesn't sound to me like the editor was overly impressed with the book that we use as a terrific resource 120 years later! Sharyl Sharyl Ferrall County Coordinator, Allamakee Co. IAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaallama/