Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Madison Author

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Oct. 6, 2014 - PRLog -- The city of Madison reflects the evolution of networked communications. Initially, this occurred as physical pathways were trod via horse and foot traffic, then waterways fostered communications as products and crops were shipped to markets when wilderness gave way to farms. Widespread communication expanded again with the laying of railroad tracks that carried passengers and freight; Madison was established after the arrival of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad in the area in the 1850s. Almost concurrently, electronic communication and vehicular roadways enabled more widespread delivery of messages, passengers and freight.

Today, aircraft play a primary role in the movement of commodities, while communication is rapidly transitioning to the Internet and bypassing radio, television, telephone and mail services. Images of America: Madisonillustrates how Madison has been involved, often as a hub, with all of these media outlets since its founding in 1857.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

1205 N. Memorial Parkway, Huntsville AL 35801

When: Friday, October 17^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/9781467110167/Madison).

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/.

Madison

by John P. Rankin

Images of America Series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: September 9,  2013