New Book Chronicles Marion’s Past Using Vintage Postcards

Nov. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History Series is Marionfrom local author Randy Winland. The book boasts more than 200 vintage postcards chronicling the growth and change of this Ohio city.

The city of Marion has a rich heritage unique among Midwestern towns. It is the home of a president of the United States, a Miss America, manufacturers that revolutionized agriculture and mining, an inventor with over 100 patents, a renowned sanatorium and even a world-class popcorn-machine museum. Once known as “Shovel City” due to its numerous power-shovel manufacturers, the city of Marion, with its strong industrial base and transportation network, forms an important crossroads in the “Heart of Ohio.”

Highlights of Marion include:

•Many rare postcard images from a collaboration of 12 private collections, plus the author’s own archives.
•Covers a wide range of topics including businesses, homes, industry, churches, schools, transportation and entertainment.
•Includes a chapter focusing on the history of postcards, using examples from Marion to illustrate the different types.
•The author’s profits from the sale of the book will be donated to the Marion County Historical Society.

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

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 www.arcadiapublishing.com/.