Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Wicked Mobile

MOBILE, Ala. - Nov. 25, 2015 - PRLog -- Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Wicked Mobile

Local author, Brendan Kirby, will be available to sign copies of book

Since its founding in 1702 as the first capital of the French colony of Louisiana, Mobile has witnessed all manner of salacious scandals. An 1847 murder resulted in the hanging of Charles Boyington, who maintained his innocence to the very end, and a great oak tree near his grave site seems to support him. Many believe the notorious Copeland gang started one of the city’s worst fires as cover to escape with stolen loot. A 1932 murder case involved a slaying at the landmark Battle House Hotel and proved that Mobile juries could not always be trusted. Local author Brendan Kirby revives Mobile’s history of gangsters, gambling, theft and arson.

Highlights from Wicked Mobile include:

· The book is a mix of stories that should be familiar to Mobilians (hopefully with some new twists) and tales that likely will be new

· Much of what legend tells us about Joe Cain, founder of Mobile’s modern Mardi Gras, is wrong and is discussed in the book

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Barnes & Noble

30500 State Hwy 181, Suite 414

Spanish Fort, AL 36527

When:  Saturday, December 5th, 2015 at 1:00 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/9781467122894/South-River).

The combination of Arcadia Publishing & The History Press creates the largest and most comprehensive publisher of local and regional content in the USA. By empowering local history and culture enthusiasts to write local stories for local audiences, we create exceptional books that are relevant on a local and personal level, enrich lives, and bring readers closer - to their community, their neighbors, and their past. Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com and www.historypress.net.