Costco to Host Book Signing for Fort Sam Houston Author

SELMA, Texas - Nov. 7, 2014 - PRLog -- John Mangusowill be available to sign copies of pictorial history

New to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Fort Sam Houston by local author John Manguso. This pictorial history boasts more than 200 vintage images and provides readers with a unique opportunity to reconnect with the history that shaped their community.

Fort Sam Houston has been San Antonio’s Army post since 1845. Originally located in the city, elements of the post began moving to Government Hill in 1876. Fort Sam Houston became one of America’s most important military installations witnessing the end of the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the birth of military aviation, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

“Fort Sam” contributed more than one million soldiers and airmen to the defense of the United States including many of its most distinguished leaders. Its contributions to the nation merited its designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1974. More than 800 historic buildings are within its boundaries, more than at Colonial Williamsburg and the largest collection on any installation within the Department of Defense.

Images of America: Fort Sam Houston portrays the fort during its first hundred years on Government Hill.

Highlights of Fort Sam Houston include:

·         Shows many of the historic buildings at Fort Sam Houston at various times throughout the one hundred year time span presented in the book.

·         Features scenes from the everyday life of soldiers at Fort Sam Houston from the Indian Wars to the Vietnam War.

·         Includes photos not only of well-known distinguished soldiers like Dwight Eisenhower and Maxwell Taylor but also of not so well-known but also distinguished soldiers like Generals David S. Stanley, John L. Bullis and Benjamin D. Foulois.

·         Addresses three myths about Fort Sam Houston which have persisted for many years.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

15330 lh-35 North, Selma, TX 78154

When:  Saturday, November 22nd, 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/9780738596167/Fort-Sam-H...)

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 arcadiapublishing.com (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/).

Fort Sam Houston

by John Manguso

Images of America series

128 pages/ softcover

Published: December 3, 2012