Augustana Historical Society, publication no 20. Contents: Town and Gown by the Mississippi, by J. Iverne Dowie; The Background of Swedish Immigration 1840-1850, by Gunnar Westin; The Best Americanizers, by C. Emanuel Carlson; The Sacred Music of the Swedish Immigrant, by Carl L. Nelson; Prärieblomman: An Immigrant Community in Central Kansas, by Emory Lindquist; Augustana and Gustavus - Partners or Competitors, by Doniver A. Lund; The Academies of the Augustana Lutheran Church, by Paul M. Lindberg; Pal Peter Waldenström and Augustana, by Karl A. Olsson; Language in Exile, by Nils Hasselmo; An Immigrant Community During the Progressive Era, by O. Fritiof Ander; The Swedish-American Press and Isolationism, by F. Herbert Capps; Primary Sources in Denominational Historiography, by G. Everett Arden; Augustana - a people in Transition, by Conrad Bergendoff; Dr. Bergendoff - Christian Scholar and Educator, by Edgar M. Carlson; Bibliography of the Writings of Dr. Conrad Bergendoff 1918-1963, by Ernest M. Espelie; Index.