Costco to Host Book Signing for Garden of Gods Author

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Nov. 5, 2014 - PRLog -- New from Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Garden of the Godsby local author Toni Hamill and The Manitou Springs Heritage Center. This pictorial history boasts more than 200 vintage images and provides readers with a unique opportunity to reconnect with the history that helped shape their community.

Since prehistoric times, the Garden of the Gods has been a source of fascination. This geologic formation in Colorado Springs was a seasonal camping site and source of spiritual significance for the Ute Indians. Later, scientists studied the formation and found evidence of dinosaurs, prehistoric cultures and unusual biological associations. Artists, writers, and photographers have been inspired by the beauty of this geologic wonder and tourists and entrepreneurs once left their marks on the rocks.

Through the efforts of Gen. William Jackson Palmer and Charles Elliot Perkins, the park became a reality and was given to the city of Colorado Springs. Today, the Garden of the Gods draws 1.7 million visitors per year who savor the natural beauty of the park.

A portion of the profits from the sale of Garden of the Gods is being donated to the Manitou Springs Heritage Society.

Join the Authors for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

5885 Barnes Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80922

When: Friday, November 14^th, 2014; 1:00 p.m. - 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/9781467111263/St-Louis-i...).

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.  Discover more than 8,500 small towns and downtowns at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com.

Garden of the Gods

by Toni Hamill, The Manitou Springs Heritage Center

Images of America series

128 pages/ softcover

Published: March 26, 2012