Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Cape Coral Author

CAPE CORAL, Fla. - May 21, 2014 - PRLog -- Many are surprised to discover that Cape Coral's history dates back further than the boom of the 1960s. Indeed, homesteader families were living a rough-and-tumble life in the cape's wilderness for much of the 20^th century. Still, there is no denying that the city took a turn with the arrival of Jack and Leonard Rosen in 1957. These visionaries brought their Gulf American Land Corporation to Southwest Florida and built a modern city from scratch.

In a pictorial history book by local authors Chris Wadsworth, Anne Cull and the Cape Coral Historical Society, more than 200 vintage photographs chronicle the model homes, roads, the airport, the police force, the Cape Coral Country Club, the Nautilus Motel and the famous Rose Gardens all rising out of the woods on the north shore of the Caloosahatchee River.

Highlights of Cape Coral:

·    A chapter on famous celebrities who spent time in Cape Coral

·    A look at the famous Cape Coral Gardens aka the Rose Gardens

·    Early photos of the first homes being built and the first canals being dug in Cape Coral

Profits from books sold by the Cape Coral Historical Museum will benefit the Cape Coral Historical Society and the community.

Join author Anne Cull for a signing:

Where:  Costco

7171 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers FL 33907

When:  Friday, June 6^th, 2013; 11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m.

Veteran Southwest Florida journalist Chris Wadsworth, author of Images of America: Bonita Springs, has joined with Anne Cull, curator of the Cape Coral Historical Society Museum, to produce this treasure trove of remarkable images. The duo pored over thousands of photographs and archival materials to capture the excitement and energy of Cape Coral's unique history.

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.