Join the Lakin Library & Envisioning Center for the Speakers Bureau presentation “Iowa’s Rogues and Heroes” by author Ann Hanigan Kotz.

Are you familiar with the Sir Francis Drake inheritance scam and the Iowa man who helped perpetuate it? Or the Cedar Rapids sisters who gained national fame by allowing audiences to throw food at them during their performances? Did you know that the leader of the Monuments Men was an Iowan?

Iowa’s history is filled with remarkable, eccentric, heroic, and sometimes infamous individuals whose stories have largely been forgotten. Join Iowa historical fiction author Ann Hanigan Kotz as she uncovers these fascinating tales and brings Iowa’s past to life through engaging storytelling and historical research.