Days Gone By in Contra Costa County, Vol. 1
by Nilda Rego
Category: Contra Costa County (Calif.)

From the sterling citizen to the foul murderer, from the sublime to the mundane, from the country school teacher to the bare-knuckle fighter, here are the eventful episodes of the life of the "Other Coast": train wreck, balloon disaster, social conflict, the fire dancer, the Giant Powder Company -- and Progress. Ordinary people, often doing extraordinary things, just trying to survive.