Sloss Furnaces produced iron and related products between 1882 and 1971 under various owners, and is the only publicly held industrial site in the world. Sloss was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983, and is now a museum commemorating Birmingham’s industrial past, a center for culture hosting dozens of special events each year, and a source of major outreach programs including a nationally renowned metal arts facility.
Book Signing - Alabama Booksmith, Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4 p.m. 2626 19th PlS Homewood, AL35209-1918. Please contact Jake Reiss at (205) 870-4242 for more information.
Book Signing -Little ProfessorBookCenter, Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.2717 18th StreetSouth Homewood, AL35209.Please contact Emmy at 205-870-7461 for more information.
Book Signing - Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Sunday, December 6, 2009 from 2:30 - 5pm. 20 32nd Street South Birmingham, AL 35222. Please contact Rachael Verschoore at 205-324-1911 for more information.
Book Signing - Barnes & Noble 2175, Saturday, December 12, 2009 from 2 - 4 pm. PattonCreekShopping Center 171 Main St.Hoover, AL35244. Please contact Leslie Howerton at (205) 682-3017 for more information.
Book Signing - Books-A-Million, Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 1pm. 757 Brookwood Village, Birmingham, AL 35209. Please contact Rachael Verschoore at (205) 324-1911 for more information.
Author Bio: Karen Utz is the curator of Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark and an adjunct history instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a contributor to Work, Family, Faith: Women of the Twentieth Century South and Man Food: Recipes from the Iron Trade. Utz has served on various committees for the Southeastern Museums Conference, the Society for the History of Technology, the Alabama Academy of Sciences, and the American Association of Museums.
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