RSB Books

RSB Books

Richard Schwartz
Writer, Historian

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ISBN 978-0-9678204-2-2 $24.95 Trade paper edition

ISBN 978-0-9678204-3-9 $39.95 Cloth edition

Eccentrics, Heroes, and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley

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Harlan Kessel, Alameda County Historical Society
Treat yourself to what is  probably the most enjoyable California historical joyride of the decade.

David Crosson, Executive Director, California Historical Society

...we common sort can be pretty fascinating... pick up Richard Schwartz's collection... [it] touches all of the abstract themes that you will find in grand histories: class struggle, ethnic conflicts, economic greed, and political intrigue.

Richard Brennaman, Berkeley Daily Planet
...a guiltless pleasure... with both passion and rigor and crafting his words with affection and humor coupled with the more orthodox demands of accuracy and attribution...Infectious enthusiasm... larger-than-life natures of many of the characters... prove an irresistable combination.

Malcolm Margolin, founder Heyday Books
Combining the research skills of a careful historian with the flair of a yarn-spinner, Richard Schwartz brings early Berkeley alive with such vibrancy and immediacy that you might imagine he had witnessed it first-hand...informative engaging, ultimately thought- provoking exploration of our Berkeley roots!

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Eccentrics, Heroes, and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley
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