Welcome Artists
Welcome to the Pterodactyl Press in Cumberland, Iowa! Owned and
operated by Floyd Pearce, The Pterodactyl Press specializes in handset
and handbound books.
The technical capabilities of the Press range from Gutenberg's moveable
type to laser printer. The Press specializes in modern poets and local
history, with occasional excursions into various other genres.
For a list of available titles visit the
Booklist.
Publisher Floyd Pearce is on the Iowa Arts Council roster. For more
information, and for a brief biography, read about
the man behind the press.
Floyd has published two volumes of
Hired Hands ,
stories that were gathered in the Cumberland area about the men and
women that worked part or all of their working years as farm help or
housekeepers in the rural area in the early part of the 20th Century.
The sales of these books has allowed the committee to fund several scholarships in recent y
Hitchcock House
The
Hitchcock House near Lewis Iowa was a station on the underground
railway - the path that slaves traveled through Iowa from Kansas
and Missouri to Canada and freedom.
The house is on the
national register of historic places. The Hitchcock Banner is
printed by the Friends of Hitchcock House.
A sister
publication: The 'Botna Crossing chronicles the lives of
the early settlers in the Lewis and surrounding areas of
southwest Iowa.
Wine Arts:
The Pterodactylpress published
From the Grape Vine, the newsletter of the Western Iowa Grape Growers Association.
The newsletters are available online:
Vol. 1 Winter 2006
Vol. 2 Spring 2007