New Book uses Vintage Postcards to Share Manchester’s Past

Oct. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History Series is Manchester from local authors Jane Banks Campbell and Lori Jill Smith with a foreword by Weldon Payne. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and postcards of memories of days gone past.

Manchester, the seat of Coffee County, Tenn., was established in 1836 and named after Manchester, England. The town is located midway between Nashville and Chattanooga and sits on the Highland Rim at the foot of the Cumberland Plateau, where the two forks of the Duck River converge at Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park.

Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History Series: Manchesteris a compilation of vintage postcards highlighting the area’s downtown, businesses and natural riches from the early 1900s to the 1970s as it became a favorite destination for Highway 41 travelers.

Highlights of Manchester include:

•Shows vintage postcard images from the authors’ private collections, as well as from collection of Coffee County residents and noted area postcard collectors.
•Includes direct and indirect quotes from interviews by the authors with native Coffee County residents.
•Displays the beauty of the area in postcard images of the rivers, lakes, waterfalls and many scenic roads.
•Depicts the era when Manchester was home to Camp Forrest soldiers.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.

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