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Brackenridge Park

Autor Lewis F. Fisher
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 noi 2022
The comprehensive history of one of the nation's foremost city parks
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ISBN-13: 9781595349668
ISBN-10: 1595349669
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: black and white and color photos throughout the book
Dimensiuni: 262 x 262 x 24 mm
Greutate: 1.14 kg
Editura: Trinity University Press,U.S.

Notă biografică

Lewis F. Fisher is the author of numerous books about San Antonio and Texas, including Greetings from San Antonio: Historic Postcards of the Alamo City, American Venice: The Epic Story of San Antonio’s River, Saving San Antonio: The Preservation of a Heritage, Maverick: The American Name That Became a Legend, Chili Queens, Hay Wagons, and Fandangos, and The Spanish Plazas in Frontier San Antonio. He has received numerous local, state, and national writing awards and was named a Texas Preservation Hero by the San Antonio Conservation Society in 2014.




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Contents: Foreword, by Charles A. Birnbaum
Introduction


1) The First Twelve Thousand Years
  • Riverside Haven
  • Water and Stone for a Spanish Outpost
  • A Confederate Industrial Zone
  • Turbines and Kilns
  • The Jockey Club and the International Fair
2) Brackenridge Park Takes Shape
  • San Antonio Gets a Driving Park
  • A Pivotal Year
  • The Japanese Tea Garden
  • 0Ray Lambert's Park
3) The Modern Park
  • The New Deal
  • Adrift
  • Renewal
  • Miraflores
  • A Sustainable Park
Notes Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Credits