Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Anna Maria Island

SARASOTA, Fla. - Jan. 25, 2016 - PRLog -- Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Anna Maria Island

Local author, Bonner Joy, will sign copies of book

Anna Maria Island was once inhabited by Native Americans, but as the beauty became known to its first homesteader, George L. Bean, the island’s destiny was to be a beacon to paradise. In spite of mangrove forests and throngs of mosquitoes, people came by boat to enjoy the white sand beaches and the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with their cool onshore breezes and blazing sunsets. The Islander newspaper of the 1950s heralded, “Where life is good and the fishing is great.” Anglers came from afar to test their skills against tarpon, the world’s greatest game fish, and to hunt goliath grouper in the depths of Tampa Bay. Two modern bridges connected the island to the mainland in 1957, and with that the seven-mile-long island was on its way to becoming the jewel of Manatee County.

About the Author:

Bonner Joy has resided on Anna Maria Island since 1975. In 1992, Joy started a new weekly Islander newspaper dedicated to the island, often highlighting historical happenings. Images for this work were compiled largely from the newspaper’s archive, the Manatee County Central Library, and the Anna Maria Island Historical Society.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Barnes & Noble

4010 South Tamiami Tr.

Sarasota, FL 34231

When: Saturday, February 6th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467115070).

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