Saturday
December 12, 2009
3-5 p. m.
Book Release for
Sue Glen's new book
Warrenton-Hammond
in the Images of America series
by Arcadia Publilshing
Welcome Sue and her new book
to Beach Books
in
Seaside
Author Biography
Susan L. Glen, a military spouse and daughter of two veterans of World War II, lives in Warrenton, Oregon. This is her third book in the Images of America series. She is a former teacher and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as numerous historical and genealogical societies.
Other Books by Sue Glen
Fort Stevens
in the Images of America series
by Arcadia Publishing
$21.99
Fort Stevens State Park, named in honor of Gen. Isaac Ingalls Stevens, is located in Warrenton, Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River. In February 1862, the U.S. Congress appropriated $100,000 to build defenses against possible naval invasion. In November 1864, a detachment from Fort Canby was sent to guard the fort in case of Confederate reprisals with the reelection of President Lincoln. The historical section of the park includes remnants of the early batteries, a memorial rose garden, armaments, and a museum dedicated to the history of the fortress and the wreck of the barque Peter Iredale. Fort Stevens was the only military site in the continental United States shelled during World War II. Decommissioned after that war, the military cemetery and former military housing are located adjacent to the historical area.
Photographs dating to 1880, preserved by the Friends of Old Fort Stevens, help tell the story of Fort Stevens.
Seaside 1920-1940
in the Images of America series
by Arcadia Publishing
$19.99
Following the great fire of 1912 through the Daddy Train era, Seaside grew as a holiday and summer resort. The opening of the Oregon Coast Highway from Astoria to California in the late 1920s and of Wolf Creek Highway (Sunset Highway) in the late 1930s made Seaside accessible from Portland by automobile. Reconstruction of the boardwalk, the era of the big bands, saltwater swimming pools, and lumber riots kept Seaside in the news. Seaside survived the crash of the stock market, and World War II brought about an era of
reconstruction, along with the Miss Oregon pageant. Seaside: 1920-1940 documents the city's growth and the people and businesses that helped it flourish.
Governors Island
in the Images of America series
by Arcadia Publishing
$19.99
Purchased from the Manhattan tribe of the Wappinger Confederacy by the Dutch, Governors Island has long been the secret island in New York's harbor. Although this pristine island has appeared on maps since the 1600s, little regarding it has been known by the populace. It has been the site of horse races, inventions, college classes, hangings, military musters, and unidentified bones. All of these are part of the unique history explored within the pages of Governors Island.