Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Bloomfield Hills: Home of Cranbrook

Local author Christine Blackwell will be signing copies of book
 
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. - Dec. 2, 2016 - PRLog -- Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Bloomfield Hills: Home of Cranbrook

Local author Christine Blackwell will be signing copies of book


Telling a story in pictures is Bloomfield Hills: Home of Cranbrook, an addition to Arcadia Publishing's popular Images of America series. The book by local author Christine Blackwell boasts 200 vintage images, many of which have never been published, and chronicles the history of Michigan's wealthiest city.

Bloomfield Hills is an affluent suburban city located 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, much of the area's rolling farmland was purchased by wealthy Detroit residents who had first discovered "the hills" when they went touring northward in their new horseless carriages. Seeking refuge from Detroit's summer heat and crowds, the newcomers built weekend homes that ranged from elaborate farmhouses to large manor estates. Philanthropists George Gough Booth and his wife, Ellen Scripps Booth, envisioned more than a manor house for themselves, however, and built what is now a National Historic Landmark, the Cranbrook Educational Community. In 1932, Bloomfield Hills incorporated as a city. The city retains its mystique as an enclave of elegant living and exceptional schools, but its history also includes instances of poverty and mayhem. It is all here in Images of America: Bloomfield Hills: Home of Cranbrook.

Highlights of Bloomfield Hills include:

• This is the first published book devoted to the history of the city of Bloomfield Hills.
• A portion of the profits from the sales of the book will benefit the historical societies who contributed photos and history.
• A chapter is dedicated to some of the notable people who have lived and worked in Bloomfield Hills, including John DeLorean, George Romney, Bob Seger, and Aretha Franklin.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Barnes & Noble

2800 S. Rochester Road

Rochester Hills, MI 48307

When:  Saturday, December 10th, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.

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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