Pinole Through Time

by Jeff Rubin, George Vincent, Pinole Historical Society

Pinole is a small city with a very big history. Pinole holds the unique distinction of having the oldest name in Contra Costa County. The area's first fast food, "pinolli," originated here with the 1772 Spanish discovery. Since then, the landscape has changed from nineteenth century cattle round-ups at Rancho El Pinole to twenty-first century round-ups of laptops, iPads, and smartphones at local eateries. The last grizzly bear disappeared from here...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635000238
• ISBN13: 9781635000238
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 96 Pages