Books in the Basin Festival to Include Book Signing for Midland

ODESSA, Texas - March 29, 2016 - PRLog -- Books in the Basin Festival to Include Book Signing for Midland

Local authors, James Collett and Doug Page, will sign copies of book

Telling a story in pictures is Midland, an addition to Arcadia Publishing's popular Postcard History Series. The book by local authors James Collett and Doug Page boasts over 200 vintage images, many of which have never been published, and showcases memories of days gone by.

Midland was a young farming and ranching community on the southern edge of the Llano Estacado when the real-photo postcard era began near the opening of the 20th century. Businesses, residents, and promoters embraced this new technology to produce images capturing Midland's unusual rural-and-cosmopolitan mix. As postcards changed to linen and chrome, Midland also underwent dramatic changes. The city on the plains worked hard to become an indispensable part of the vast 1920s Permian Basin oil industry. In post-World War II years, Midland grew into an urban center of West Texas, positioned strategically at the midpoint of Interstate 20's path from Fort Worth to El Paso.

Highlights of Midland include:

• Uncovers several forgotten Midland Stories.
• It provides a fascinating look at the connection between the early international postcard industry and the last stages of the American West.
• Chronicles the dramatic changes in Midland's skyline over the decades.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Odessa College Campus - Saulsbury Campus Center

201 W. University Blvd.

Odessa, TX 79764

When: Saturday, April 9th, 2016

Talk: 10:30 a.m.; Signing: 12:00 p.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/9781467134460).

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