Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Author of Fremont Older & the 1916 San Francisco Bombing

SAN FRANCISCO - Feb. 20, 2015 - PRLog -- Local author John C. Ralston will be signing copies of his book, Fremont Older & the 1916 San Francisco Bombing, at the 10^th Street Costco on Saturday, March 7^th. Boasting over 40 images depicting scenes of days gone by, the book probes into the sordid events surrounding this tragic historical event.

On Saturday, July 22, 1916, as “Preparedness Day” parade units assembled south of San Francisco’s Market Street, a terrorist bomb exploded, killing ten people and wounding forty. San Francisco was outraged. Instead of searching for the perpetrators, however, the district attorney used the bombing as an excuse to arrest, try and convict two obscure labor figures without evidence. Author John C. Ralston chronicles the dramatic events following the initial tragedy as newspaper editor Fremont Older discovers the case is based on blatant perjury and exposes the secondary crime to the public. What became known as the “American Dreyfus Case” led to an international outcry, finally resulting in one defendant’s pardon and the other’s parole—but only after both men had been imprisoned for twenty-three years.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

450 10^th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

When:  Saturday, March 7th, 2015; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

John C. Ralston is a third-generation San Franciscan with a strong interest in his native city. John holds a history degree from University of California, Berkeley, and a teaching credential from San Francisco State University. A member of several local historical organizations, John is Program Director of the Los Altos Hills Historical Society.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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