Greetings from San Antonio: Historic Postcards of the Alamo City
Autor Lewis F. Fisheren Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 apr 2020
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781595349187
ISBN-10: 1595349189
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 279 x 215 mm
Greutate: 1.07 kg
Editura: Trinity University Press
ISBN-10: 1595349189
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 279 x 215 mm
Greutate: 1.07 kg
Editura: Trinity University Press
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 ix
Introduction xi
1. Arriving and Settling In
Transportation 2
Hotels, Spas and Tourist Courts 6
2. Seeing the Sights
The Alamo 24
Southern Missions 32
The Flavor of Mexico 42
Beyond San Antonio 50
3. Downtown and at Home
Central City 56
Public Services 72
Neighborhoods 84
4. Out and About
Dining 92
Entertainment 103
Fiesta 116
Clubs 124
Parks 130
5. Churches, Schools and Colleges
Churches 140
Schools and Academies 150
Colleges 159
6. Military City USA
Fort Sam Houston and the Mexican Border 166
Kelly Fields 194
Randolph Field 204
San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center/Lackland Air Force Base 207
Index 213