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Richard Schwartz Writer, Historian

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Berkeley 1900, Daily Life at the Turn of the Century

 

Dr. Gray Brechin, Geographer and author of Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin.

" This splendidly rich composition should serve as a model for other communities seeking to understand how they have developed and who they are."

 

Berkeley Architectural Heritage Society's Stephanie Manning

"Berkeley 1900 is the first book to approach a true history of day-to-day life in the neighborhoods at the turn of the century,"

 

The San Francisco Chronicle selected Berkeley 1900 as a Holiday Gift Book choice in 2000, "Fascinating," Regan McMahon, Chronicle staff

 

Ex-Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean, "Mr. Schwartz has put together a must-read book"

 

Dr. Charles Wollenberg, Professor of History, Vista College, "A vivid picture...a fascinating bottom-up view of Berkeley during the most important decade of its history."

Copies of the Berkeley 1900 book may still available at the following locations: