Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Savage Author

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Oct. 30, 2014 - PRLog -- Savage’s history is deep and diverse. The city was home to a famous racehorse and its owner, the site where Charles Lindbergh’s plane crashed, and a prominent ship-building industry that thrived during World War II. It all started in 1852 when a small trading post was established at the mouth of the Credit River where it empties into the Minnesota River. Soon, the town of Hamilton was established and its residents made a living farming and trading.

In the early 1900s, Marion Willis Savage purchased a pacer named Dan Patch and built the International Stock Food Farm along the river. In 1904, the depot agent suggested Hamilton be renamed Savage after the man who brought notoriety to the town with Dan Patch, a horse that set records and charmed crowds until his death in 1916. Today, the horse that was viewed as a symbol of the past serves as a beacon to residents who continue to celebrate the city’s heritage along with the natural beauty of the community.

Highlights of Savage  include:

·    Features the history of a small trading post along the Mouth of the Credit River and the Minnesota River.

·    The building of the International Stock Food Farm.

·    Reveals the reverence of the city’s celebrated heritage.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

14050 Burnhaven Dr., Burnsville MN 55337

When: Friday, November 14^th, 2014; 1:00 —3:00 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/9780738590554/Savage)

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 arcadiapublishing.com (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/).

Savage

by Nancy Huddleston

Images of America series

128 pages/ softcover

Published: May 28, 2012