Martha Rose Woodward, local author and former Knoxville/Knox County Educator releases her second book on Monday February 16, 2009. Martha Rose in 2007 authored and published Knoxville’s Sunsphere: Biography of a Landmark.
Her second book is Knoxville’s 1982 World’s Fair. The book chronicles the fair that ran from May 1 – October 31, 1982. There are over 200 images in the book. Images of pre-fair site conditions, construction of the fair site and of course the fair itself.
Martha Rose hopes that the readers of this book “will feel like they’ve just walked into the front gates and taken on a grand tour all around the 72 acres of the event.” The highlights of Knoxville’s 1982 World’s Fair are the Live Entertainment, Displays and Exhibits, Musical and sporting Events and the Food, costumes, rides, games, arcades and more.
This book is published by Arcadia Publishing. Arcadia is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. The book will be available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers (like Amazon) or through Arcadia Publishing at their website, here or by phone 1-888-313-2665.
Martha Rose Woodward will be making several media appearances and book signings with the release of her book. Here are the ones that we know about as of this posting.
February 16, 2009 – Martha Rose will be a guest on Let’s Talk Frank; on WKVL Radio 850 AM
At 4:00 PM
February 23, 2009 – Martha Rose will be a guest on Car Concerns hosted by Harry Douglas on WKVL Radio 850 AM; 10 AM-11AM
February 25, 2009 Martha Rose will be a guest on The Phil Williams Radio Show on WNOX The Big Talker on FM 100.3 during the 5:00 p.m. hour.
February 28, 2009 – Martha Rose will be having a Book Signing at Books-a-Million from 1-3 p.m.
March 6, 2009 – Martha Rose will be participating in a Book Signing at the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp., located at 310 Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville from 10 AM until 2 PM
March 19, 2009 – Martha Rose will be participating in a presentation “History of Sunsphere and 1982 World’s Fair” for the Torch Club at The Orangery from 11:45-12:30 PM.
This book is a “MUST HAVE” for anyone that visited the fair, worked at the fair or calls Knoxville/Knox County home then or now.
