Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Sunnyslope Author

Aug. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Founded in 1911 by William R. Norton, Sunnyslope is older than the State of Arizona. By 1919, the desert settlement had only four or five cottages and no roads, no electricity and no running water.

That soon changed as those recovering from tuberculosis sought the relief of Sunnyslope’s dry climate. In 1927, the Desert Mission was established, with its nurses dubbed the “Angels of the Desert.” This would eventually become the modern, multistory John C. Lincoln Hospital. A post–World War II boom saw Sunnyslope’s population grow with small businesses, schools and churches being established that still serve the community today.

Annexed by the City of Phoenix in 1959, Sunnyslope, with its roughly 40,000 residents, retains its unique identity to this day. Images of America: Sunnyslope allows readers to glimpse this unique past through rare, historic images.

Join the author for a signing:
Where:  Costco
1646 W. Montebello, Phoenix AZ 85015
When:  Saturday, August 31st, 2013; 11:00 a.m. —2:00 p.m.

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

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/.