Costco to Host Book Signing for Alameda County Fair Author

LIVERMORE, Calif. - Dec. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- What began as a ranching family's Sunday pastime of horse racing with cheering crowds and thundering hooves on dusty roads would give way to the Alameda County Fair that we know today. The Bernal family built the original racetrack in 1859 on their 52,000-acre ranch which was part of the Northern California land grant, Rancho Valle de San Jose.

Looking to turn his newly acquired racetrack into profit, businessman Rodney G. MacKenzie approached a group of county businessmen and ranchers with a proposal to hold a county fair on his property. The first Alameda County Fair ran from October 23 to October 27, 1912.

Local leaders sought to form a modern fair and in 1939 the Alameda County Fair Association was established. Once considered a racing fair, the Alameda County Fair now boasts livestock and agriculture. For young and old alike, the thrilling carnival rides, beautiful quilt exhibits, baking contests, fast-paced horse racing or just a corn dog and cotton candy provide something for everyone as the Alameda County Fair now prepares to celebrate its 100th year.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

2800 Independence Drive, Livermore CA 94550

When:  Saturday, December 7^th, 2013; 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

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

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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Author Victoria Christian selected most of the images for this book from the extensive archives collected by the Alameda County Fair Association. This is her second book with Arcadia Publishing. She also wrote Sunol which published in 2007.

Alameda County Fair

by Victoria Christian

Images of America series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: May 23, 2011