Costco to Host Book Signing for Des Moines: 1845-1920 Local Author

DES MOINES, Iowa - Nov. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- Today Des Moines is a proud city, beloved by its residents and consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work.

Des Moines: 1845-1920explores how it got that way. In this remarkable photographic history, local author Craig McCue traces Des Moines’ story back to its beginning, following its development from a pioneer town to the bustling city that emerged at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Although Des Moines: 1845-1920features the city’s buildings and industry, people bring the city’s history to life. McCue explains, “The true legacy of our pioneers is not in the buildings they built, but in the character and values they fostered, and the enterprises and associations they left to their community”.

Highlights of Des Moines: 1845-1920include:

·    A well-rounded look at the city that McCue says is “part history, part archeology and part nostalgia”.

·    Des Moines’ transformation from pioneer settlement to Iowa’s capital city.

·    Many rare, never-before-seen images.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and on-line retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.

         Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

7205 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266

When:  Saturday, November 15th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.

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.

Des Moines: 1845-1920

By Craig S. McCue

Images of America

128 pages/ softcover

Published:  September 4, 2006