2015 "Perrine Slim Signs His Book," The Apopka Chief

The William Gladden Jr. Collection

Original newspaper clipping

2015-03-11

William Gladden Jr.; William Gladden; "Perrine Slim"

Apopka, Florida, United States of America.

This newspaper clipping from The Apopka Chief features a photograph and caption documenting a book signing event held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Museum of the Apopkans, located at 122 E. 5th Street in Apopka, Florida.

The article depicts Mr. William "Bill" Gladden, Jr., known as his pen name Perrine Slim, a native Apopkan and octogenarian. He is seated at a table in front of a bookshelf and displaying multiple copies of his first book, "The Pennings of Perrine Slim: Stories of Northwest Orange County Florida." His book is a 474-page volume containing more than 100 images documenting the history of the Apopka region. During the event, Slim discussed the history of the area and signed copies for attendees. Slim expressed his wish for the proceeds from book sales to benefit the Apopka Historical Society. Mr. Gladden would pass away less than a month later on April 2, 2015.

Mr. Tarence Brown