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Antioch to the Twenties by Elise Schott Benyo (b.1914 d. 1977) is the primary and fundamental work describing the life and times of California's earliest incorporated city. Benyo's grandfather was ship captain Kimball who brought the original settlers from New England to Smith's Landing, today's Antioch. The emigrants were the first to purchase land from pioneer John Marsh in 1849. In just twenty years after statehood, Antioch incorporates as California's first city. Benyo originally researched the community and region in celebration of Antioch's Centennial celebration in 1951. She drew upon family photographs, letters and memorabilia carefully preserved by her father. Twenty years later, she and her students expanded the original research to include maps, pioneer interviews, text and an extensive bibliography to create Antioch to the Twenties. It is fitting that this 2nd edition - revised and expanded is released in celebration of Antioch's Sesquicentennial in 2022. Long out of print and generally unavailable to the interested reader, this new edition provides an invaluable resource for students, academics and the general public. New residents to this oldest of California incorporated cities will experience the transformation of a community built on faith, manufacturing, shipping and industry. Today, Antioch, is home to a diverse suburban population of over 115,000 and is truly at the heart of the California Delta. Number of pages: 144 Number of images: 208 Not a facsimile. Original typewritten text transcribed and presented in modern Times Roman font. New material, annotations, re-paged and reindexed. Preface by Carol A. Jensen, Publisher Gloss Color cover, back and spine Perfect bound Paperback Interior: 70 lb. white, black and white Size: 8 1/2"" x 11"" x 7/16""

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ELISE SCHOTT BENYO (b. 1914 d.1977) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of two native Californians, Franklin T. Schott, son of Adelia B. Kimball and John Schott of Antioch, and Catherine B. Meyer of Sonoma County.Mrs. Benyo received her A.B. in history and her teaching cre¬dential from the University of Utah in 1935. She did graduate work at the University of California at Berkeley. She taught at West and South High Schools in Salt Lake City until February 1946, when she and her husband, Michael Benyo, just discharged from the Army Air Force after World War II, moved to Antioch. She had been vacationing in California ever since she can remember and has many fond memories of the beauty of ""traditional"" California. She is the mother of three, and the grandmother of three.History has always been of deep interest to her. She researched the material for the history of Antioch used in the Centennial of July, 1951. She is the past president of the Antioch: Woman's Club during its fiftieth year and updated the Club's history as part of the celebration in February, 1952. She is a founder and past president of the Antioch Branch of the American Association of University Women.Since 1955 she has been teaching in the Antioch School District.Mrs. Benyo has great faith in the young people of today. She feels they are thinking and concerned.

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