Costco to Host Book Signings for Southern Arizona Cemeteries Author

TUCSON, Ariz. - April 7, 2014 - PRLog -- In a quest to understand an area as diverse as Arizona, there can be no better way than to take a journey to the grave sites of its pioneers and observe the style whereby they made their journey from this world.  The sites may be as simple as a cross or a shrine by the side of a road or as large as Tucson’s Evergreen Cemetery, which has provided a final resting place to more than 40,000 interments.

In this book, one will find the graves of governors, sheriffs, gunfighters, business owners, soldiers, schoolteachers, sports figures, madams, miners and many others from all walks of life. Where possible, an image of the deceased and a brief bio has been included. The epitaphs, symbols and expressions of grief on the graves provide an insight into the loss felt by family and friends. The graves are brief glimpses into Arizona’s pioneer past and author, Jane Eppinga, hopes the book will help readers develop “an understanding of the rich diversity of southern Arizona cultures.”

Highlights of Southern Arizona Cemeteries include:

Explains the symbolism and funerary art used on graves in times past.
Rare images of graves that have never before been photographed.
Genealogical information that will educate readers on Southwest history.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

3901 West Costco Drive, Tucson AZ 85741

When: Friday, April 18^th, 2014; 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

and

1650 E Tucson Marketplace, Tucson AZ 85713

When: Saturday, April 19^th, 2014; 11:00 a.m. – 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/9781467131230/Southern-A...).

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 http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/.

Southern Arizona Cemeteries

by Jane Eppinga

Images of America Series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: March 3,  2014