Series from Arcadia Publishing

Arcadia accepts submissions year-round. Our editors seek proposals on local history topics and are able to provide authors with detailed information about our publishing program as well as book proposal submission guidelines. Our current portfolio of series is shown below. Due to the great demand for titles on local and regional history, we are currently searching for authors to work with us on new photographic history projects. Please contact one of our regional publishing teams if you are interested in submitting a proposal.

Images of America Since its inception in 1993, the Images of America series has preserved and shared the history of hundreds of individual communities throughout the country. Each title records a town’s or city's unique story through more than two hundred historic images. Due to the popularity of this series, it has expanded over time to include worthy local and regional historical topics including the examination and celebration of transportation, industry, architecture, ethnic groups and more. Postcards of America Vintage postcards capture our history through historic images of people, events, and everyday life of the past. The Postcards of America series carries on this postal legacy. Created as companion titles, individual postcards feature engaging images from our full-size published titles. Share your community's history with loved ones through these collections of mailable postcards that celebrate the places and faces that give America its spirit and life. Then and Now Comparing our present to our past is how we understand our history. Arcadia’s Then & Now series makes such local comparisons available. Books in this series offer a special view of American life, by placing historical images side by side with contemporary photographs. Postcard History Postcards capture the flavor of life like neither a letter nor an e-mail can. Postcards were the primary means of communication in the early 20th century, and these mementos now preserve glimpses of the past through vintage images and intimate messages. Each title in the Postcard History series reveals the way of life of the average American generations ago, offering postcard enthusiasts and curious minds a nostalgic treat. Images of Rail The Images of Rail series celebrates the history of rail, trolley, streetcar, and subway transportation across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the people, places, and events that helped revolutionize transportation and commerce in 19th- and 20th-century America. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all. Images of Sports In classical Rome, they were known as gladiators. In medieval Europe, they were dubbed knights. In contemporary times, they are called athletes. Each title in the Images of Sports series presents the fascinating history connected to athletes and their sport. From baseball to skiing, from football to hockey, this series remembers the faces, the teams, and the games that made us cheer. Black America While the African American struggle for equality since Reconstruction has been well documented, the Black America series focuses on how socioeconomic and political changes affected local communities. From Negro League baseball to the growth of black colleges, from Kinloch, Missouri, to Tallahassee, Florida, the Black America series presents images that textbooks so often fail to show. Campus History In every statue around the quad, in every building on campus, and in the name of a university itself lies a unique story about the individuals and groups who devoted their lives to the cause of higher education. Each title in the Campus History series contains unforgettable images of the generations of students, professors, and events that defined their respective university or college. Images of Baseball The Pawtucket Red Sox, the Toledo Mud Hens, the New Orleans Pelicans, these teams are every bit as much at the heart of our national pastime as are the New York Yankees or the Chicago Cubs. Arcadia's popular Images of Baseball series celebrates the history of baseball at the local level, from the earliest days of the game's 19th-century pioneers to the great players and teams of today's minor and major leagues. With over seventy IOB titles in print, fans from Fenway to the lowest rung of the farm system can discover the rich baseball heritage and lore behind their own hometown teams. Corporate History From the mines of Pennsylvania to the assembly lines of Detroit, from the laboratories of New Jersey to the high-rise office buildings of Wall Street, laborers, entrepreneurs, scientists, and salesmen have helped make America’s economy the strongest in the world through ingenuity, efficiency, and hard work. Arcadia explores many facets of American industry in the Corporate History series.