{"id":27241,"date":"2024-08-08T17:37:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T17:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=27241"},"modified":"2024-08-09T16:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T16:08:46","slug":"27241","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=27241","title":{"rendered":"New Book by St. Louis writer on City&#8217;s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-27251\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/This_Day_in_St._Louis_cover1.jpg?resize=547%2C713&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/This_Day_in_St._Louis_cover1-scaled.jpg?resize=786%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 786w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/This_Day_in_St._Louis_cover1-scaled.jpg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/This_Day_in_St._Louis_cover1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/This_Day_in_St._Louis_cover1-scaled.jpg?resize=1179%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1179w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/This_Day_in_St._Louis_cover1-scaled.jpg?resize=1573%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1573w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/This_Day_in_St._Louis_cover1-scaled.jpg?w=1966&amp;ssl=1 1966w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"300\">\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27245 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Sonderman-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C965&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"965\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Sonderman-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C965&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Sonderman-1.jpg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Sonderman-1.jpg?resize=768%2C724&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Sonderman-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1448&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Sonderman-1.jpg?w=1616&amp;ssl=1 1616w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/965;\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"168\"><strong>EXPLORETHECITY\u2019S CHANGING TIMES AND FASCINATING STORIES IN <em>THIS DAY IN ST. LOUIS HISTORY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reedy Press is pleased to announce the release of our newest local interest book, <strong><em>This Day in St. Louis History<\/em><\/strong>, by Joe Sonderman. (in photo0 Document4Document4<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis has a fascinating history that continues to affect how we live in the metro area today. This book presents that history in a unique fashion that makes it interesting to read, compiling historic events in a day-by-day calendar format.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are the tragedies and triumphs of great figures of history and, of course, sports. There are the epochal events from the settling of the city to Westward Expansion, from the Louisiana Purchase to the 1904 World\u2019s Fair through the wars and the baby boom years right through Ferguson, COVID-19, and the success of our new soccer team. But there are also the lesser-known stories behind the names of our communities and roads, tales of the offbeat and sometimes humorous, and the accomplishments and foibles of the famous.<\/p>\n<p>Local radio personality, traffic reporter, and author Joe Sonderman has been collecting St. Louis history for 45 years and presents it in an easy-to-read style that will engage anyone with even the most casual interest in what makes our region so great. Many of the stories happened within our lifetime, so flipping through the book will often bring back memories of events you may have forgotten about or stories you never knew. You will find it hard to put down.<em>This Day in St. Louis History <\/em>is available wherever books are sold. Book Details: <em>This Day in St. Louis History, <\/em>by Joe Sonderman, ISBN: 9781681065113, hardcover, 8.5 x 11, 152 pages, $35.00<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Author\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Joe Sonderman has been a radio personality and traffic reporter for almost 40 years. He was born and raised in St. Louis. He is recognized as an expert on Route 66 and has written more than 15 books on the legendary highway, including <em>Route 66 in Missouri<\/em> and <em>Route 66 in St. Louis<\/em>. His other books include <em>St. Louis: The 1904 World\u2019s Fair<\/em> and <em>St. Louis: Bridges, Highways, and Roads<\/em>. He keeps an online archive of historic Route 66 postcards and images at 66postcards.com. And when not writing about the roads of yesteryear or keeping an eye on the highways of today, he can often be found behind the wheel of his pride and joy, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPCOMING BOOK EVENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><u>Presentation and Book Signing <\/u>Saturday, August 31, from 1 \u2013 2 p.m. Field House Museum<\/p>\n<p>634 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102 (314) 421-4689 Free and open to the public<\/p>\n<p><u>Presentation and Book Signing<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, September 4, from 12 \u2013 2 p.m. Sunset Hills Community Center<\/p>\n<p>3915 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63127 (314) 842-7265<\/p>\n<p>Free and open to the public<\/p>\n<p><u>Presentation and Book Signing<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 12, from 6 \u2013 7 p.m. Red Cedar Visitor&#8217;s Center, Pacific MO<\/p>\n<p>1047 E Osage St, Pacific, MO 63069 (636) 271-0500 ext. 222 Free and open to the public<\/p>\n<p><u>Book Signing<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 5, from 1 \u2013 3 p.m.\\ Missouri History Museum\\ 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112<\/p>\n<p>(314) 746-4599\\ Free and open to the public<\/p>\n<p><u>Book Signing<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Sunday, October 6, from 2 \u2013 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Botanical Garden<\/p>\n<p>4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110<\/p>\n<p>(314) 577-5100<\/p>\n<p>Free and open to the public<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 EXPLORETHECITY\u2019S CHANGING TIMES AND FASCINATING STORIES IN THIS DAY IN ST. 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