Costco to Host Book Signings for Local Shaver, Huntington, and Hume Lakes Authors

Steven D. Harrison and Michael J. Semas will be available to sign copies of pictorial history
 
FRESNO, Calif. - April 28, 2014 - PRLog -- Shaver, Huntington, and Hume Lakes, part of Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History Series, is from authors Steven D. Harrison and Michael J. Semas. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and postcards showing the early days of this California area.

The Shaver and Huntington Lakes area has a rich history that is well documented in photographs.  This new pictorial history shares images, the majority of which come from the authors’ private collections, of the Sierra Nevada of Fresno County and its rich natural resources. Stories about the logging operations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the building of dams and millponds, such as Hume Lake, sawmills, railroads and two of the longest flumes in the world, are included in the book.

Authors Steven D. Harrison and Michael J. Semas also share the stories of the 20th century and the formation of Shaver and Huntington lakes.  Images tell the history of Southern California Edison Company’s Big Creek Hydroelectric Project, which resulted in the creation of several lakes, including Shaver and Huntington and a series of powerhouses for hydroelectric power.  These lakes provided new venues for fishing and boating. Included here are epic stories told with historical postcards of logging, electricity and leisure in the Central Sierra Nevada within Fresno County.

Join the authors for a signing:

Where:  Costco

380 West Ashlan Avenue, Clovis CA 93612

When:  Friday, May 9th, 2013; 11:00 a.m. —1:00 p.m.

and

7100 N. Abby Street, Fresno CA 93720

When:  Friday, May 9th, 2013; 2:00 p.m. —4:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467131438/Shaver-Hun...).

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/.

Shaver, Huntington, and Hume Lakes

by Steven D. Harrison, Michael J. Semas

Postcard History Series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: March 24,  2014
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