Douglas A. Wissing is an award-winning journalist and author of eight books, including Indiana: One Pint at a Time and Crown Hill: History, Spirit, Sanctuary. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CNN.com, Fox.com, Salon.com, and Time.com, among other publications.

IntroductionPart I. Saints and Sinners1. The Last Vaudevillian: Red Skelton2. Hubris: Bobby Knight3. Odd Bodkin4. D.C. Riddle5. The Hoosier General: Lewis B. Hershey and the Selective Service6. Herbie Wirth7. Inner Vision: Amish HealerPart II. Complicated Places8. A Fair of the Heart9. A Surprising Utopia10. Architecture and Community11. The Song of IndianaPart III. Culinary Delights12. 'Cook Good, Server Generously, Price Modestly': The Shapiro's Story13. She's the Cheese14. Strange Brew15. Market Daze: Bloomington's Farmer's Market16. Pawpaw Redux17. Tibetan New Year Celebration18. Lair of the Turtle Soup: a Culinary TraditionPart IV. Artists and Their Craft19. This Rash Adventure: Ezra Pound at Wabash College20. Erotica Whose Purpose Was Scholarly: Kinsey Institute Art Exhibit21. Gargoyles and other Pagans22. Crossroads of American Sculpture23. The Stuff of Legend: Indiana and the Empire State BuildingPart VI. The Present Past24. John Dillinger's Funeral25. Twist the Tiger's Tail26. That's It: Prohibition, 1918-193327. Black-Gold Era's Luxurious Perch: Evansville Petroleum Club28. Lions, Tigers, High Wires29. Conflict and Conciliation30. Taliban in Indiana31. War FareCreditsIndex