Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Belvidere and Boone County

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Dec. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Belvidere and Boone County

Local authors will be available to sign copies of book

Although Boone County is one of the smallest counties in Illinois, it is rich in larger-than-life stories that grew from its prairies, forest, and streams. Its history includes a king of hobos, a huge wheel of cheese, and a business leader who manufactured some of the best sewing machines and bicycles ever built in the United States.

From the 1830s to the 1940s, Boone County rode booms and busts while steadily growing and attracting new residents with diverse backgrounds.

Images of America: Belvidere and Boone County includes information on how the county fair got started, look at historic images of the county’s first pioneers, and take a nostalgic trip back to the days of swimming at Marshall Beach.

Highlights of Belvidere and Boone County include:

• A portion of the profits are being donated to the Boone County Historical Museum, Ida Public Library, and Belvidere Historic Preservation Commission.
• The Baltic Mill, one of the oldest buildings still standing in Boone County, built in 1835.
• The Belvidere High School Band, 1929, won first place in a national marching band competition.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Barnes & Noble

7200 Harrison Avenue, Suite 5

Rockford, IL 61112

When:  Saturday, December 12th, 2015 at 2:00 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/9781467122894/South-River).

The combination of Arcadia Publishing & The History Press creates the largest and most comprehensive publisher of local and regional content in the USA. By empowering local history and culture enthusiasts to write local stories for local audiences, we create exceptional books that are relevant on a local and personal level, enrich lives, and bring readers closer - to their community, their neighbors, and their past. Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com and www.historypress.net.