Local historians host March book signings at Tallulah’s, Fish on a Dish

Local historians host March book signings at Tallulah’s, Fish on a Dish

Pleasure Island historian Margaret Childress Long and co-author Michael D. Shipler will sign copies of their book, “Orange Beach, Alabama – A Pictorial History,’’ at three different Orange Beach businesses in March. The authors will be at Tallulah’s on Perdido Beach Blvd. on March 11 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and at Fish on a Dish at The Wharf on March 24 from 1-5 p.m. They will also be at Sam’s on March 25 from 9 a.m. ‘til 3 p.m.
The new book shows Orange Beach’s birth and growth in pictures and includes newly researched historical data. Some of the more than 600 photographs in the book date back to the 1880’s. But the book is filled with “then and now’’ pictures, as reflected on the front cover. The 192 page book also includes in formative descriptions and aerial photographs that uniquely illustrate the incredible changes Orange Beach has experienced through the city’s growth. The authors (pictured) will also be signing copies of their 2006 book, “The Best Place to Be – The Story of Orange Beach, Alabama” during their visits to the local business