Costco to Host Book Signing for Wichita: Postcard History Series

Kenneth J. Knack will be available to sign copies of local history book
 
WICHITA, Kan. - June 15, 2016 - PRLog -- Costco to Host Book Signing for Wichita

Kenneth J. Knack will be available to sign copies of local history book


Wichita, Kansas was founded in 1870 as a small frontier cow town. By 1900, after having gone through one of the most remarkable real estate boom-and-bust cycles in US history, it had become the largest city in the state and a regional hub of commerce. Wichita flourished between 1900 and 1940 and its population quadrupled as it became a world leader in aircraft production.

Picture postcards were introduced just as Wichita entered this latter phase of development and the colorful new form of communication amply documented Wichita's history during those years.

Highlights of Wichita include:

• Many of the postcards in the book are over 100 years old.
• The book includes 206 vintage picture postcard views of Wichita.
• The book features 23 buildings that are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Costco

9700 E. Kellogg

Wichita, KS 67207

When: Friday, June 17th, 2016; 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738593906).

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
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