New Book Honors Yosemite’s Historic Hotels and Camps

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - June 11, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Postcard History Series is Yosemite’s Historic Hotels and Camps from local author Alice van Ommeren. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and postcards of memories past.

Yosemite National Park is a place of extraordinary natural beauty with renowned waterfalls, spectacular granite rock formations and serene meadows. Although indigenous peoples already inhabited Yosemite, settlers of European descent found their way there beginning in 1851.

To serve the steady growth of tourists and visitors, lodging and accommodations have always been central to the park's history. The popularity of postcards starting in the early 1900s and lasting several decades coincided with the growth of the park's hotels and camps, transportation and entertainment. This book of vintage postcards illustrates and chronicles those places and events. It provides visitors with an understanding and appreciation for the unique and diverse places made available to tourists throughout Yosemite's history.

Highlights of Yosemite’s Historic Hotels and Camps include:
•   A vast collection of postcards that chronicle Yosemite’s accommodations from the early 1900s through the 1950s.
•   The group of vintage postcards provides visitors with a better understand and appreciation for the innkeepers and concessionaires that laid the foundation for the sites and hospitality available today.
•   Images that focus on Yosemite’s natural beauty and provide a glimpse into the parks cultural history as well.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.  

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