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Item #6925
HISTORIC PHOTOS OF SAN ANTONIO
Author: Frank S. Faulkner, Jr.
Price: $39.95
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A journey through still photography of a unique American city compiled with text and captions by Faulkner the director of the Texana/Genealogy section of the San Antonio Public Library. Beginning with the Civil War and continuing through Hemisfair 68 this nostalgic course follows life, government, education and events that shaped the city's history during those times. The photos are black and white and evoke the historic events and everyday life of people working together to build a highly distinctive multicultural and convivial community. Nashville, TN 2007 Turner Publishing Company, 1st Ed., 10 x 10, 206 Pgs., HB | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7041
MEMOIRS FOR THE HISTORY OF THE WAR IN TEXAS, MEXICO CITY, VOL I, 1848
Author: Don Vicente Filisola
Price: $19.95
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Filisola's title was " Division General and the Present President of the Supreme Tribunal of War and the Navy of the Republic." He was an Italian by birth and was second in command to General Santa Anna in his campaign to subdue the Texas colonists in 1836. After the battle of San Jacinto he disobeyed Santa Anna's orders to withdraw his army to San Antonio. Filisola was charged in Mexico as a traitor and a portion of the Memoirs are a " defense of his honor." Austin, Texas 1985 Eakin Press, 1st Ed., 226 Pgs., 5&1/2 x 8&1/2, Trade PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #24424
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH: THE FIRST SEVENTY FIVE YEARS, 1911-1986
Author: Lewis F. Fisher
Price: $25.00
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Relates the various internal and external forces which have caused the San Antonio, Texas church to grow from a mission of St. Mark's into the largest church in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, with more than 2,700 communicants in its anniversary year. In addition the book reflects a broader history with many interesting tales and anecdotes. Illustrated with many b&w photos. VF/VGDJ-Slight chip bottom dj.San Antonio, Christ Episcopal Church 1st Ed., 206 Pgs.,6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6094
SAN ANTONIO, Outpost of Empires
Author: Lewis W. Fisher
Price: $24.95
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The third offering by Mr. Fisher on San Antonio history in which he notes that it is a book about an American city that fits no mold. A black and white photographic essay with text, with some color photos. Portrays a colorful history over three centuries where heroes lived and died, and the systematic preservation of a dynamic oasis which has seen a procession of persons of many cultures blended into a dynamic modern community. San Antonio, 1997, 1st Ed. 101 Pgs., HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7018
EYE'S RIGHT, A Vintage Postcard Profile of San Antonio's Military
Author: Lewis F. Fisher
Price: $16.95
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San Antonio has been called the Mother-in-Law of the Army and known similarly to the Air Force. Tens of thousands of soldiers and airmen served tours of duty at San Antonio's major bases. Many postcards were mailed to folks back home and are now collectors' items. this book organizes 200 of them in sequence including the Army's chase of Pancho Villa along the Mexican border. San Antonio, Texas, 2000 Maverick Publishing Company 1st Ed., 101 Pgs.,7 x 10, PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7017
SAN ANTONIO'S HISTORIC PLAZAS, PARKS AND RIVER WALK, In Vintage Postcard Images
Author: Lewis F. Fisher
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San Antonio enjoys a broad variety of historic public places including one of the world's most renowned liner parks, The River Walk. Here in 165 vintage postcard images are displayed Military Plaza, Main Plaza, Brackenridge Park, the Reptile Gardens, The River Walk and more. San Antonio, Texas 2003 Maverick Publishing Company 1st Ed.,92 Pgs., 7 x 10, PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7019
ALAMO TO ESPADA, A Vintage Postcard Profile of San Antonio's Spanish Missions
Author: Lewis F. Fisher
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The author uses 150 scarce vintage postcards to document the dramatic transformation and far-reaching impact of the five Spanish missions of San Antonio, a local and national treasure. One chapter vividly illustrates how the Alamo has been remembered and another displays the missions'architectural legacy. San Antonio,Texas, Maverick Publishing Company 1st Ed., 87 Pgs.,7 x 10, PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7020
C.H.GUENTHER AND SON AT 150 YEARS
Author: Lewis F. Fisher
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A century and a half in the food products business has left San Antonio-based C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc. with not only a written record of its trials and triumphs but with a considerable visual legacy as well. Nearly 150 illustrations in this book help document the growth of this venerable company from the days of water wheeels and mill ponds to the latest computerized operations, with plenty of stops along the way for country fairs, family reunions and parades. San Antonio, Texas 2001 Maverick Publishing Company 1st Ed., 111 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6098
CROWN JEWEL OF TEXAS, The Story of San Antonio's River
Author: Lewis W. Fisher
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In the early 1800's a writer suggested that if the banks of the San Antonio River were landscaped and made attractive it could become "The Crown Jewel of Texas. " He was prophetic because to day the river is the top tourist attraction in Texas and a model for other cities. The author weaves a compelling story of years of struggle by many San Antonians to preserve this historic waterway. San Antonio, 1997, 1st Ed., HB, 115 Pgs. 8 1/2 by 10. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7064
FROM SAIL TO STEAM, Four Centuries of Texas Maritime History
Author: Richard V. Francaviglia
Price: $29.50
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Maritime history in Texas is largely an untold story. The author offers a highly readable overview of the first four centuries of both merchant and military maritime history. Includes the account of the ill-fated Spanish flotilla that wrecked off Padre Island in 1554 and the sinking of the Belle, LaSalle's ship in 1687. Illustrated with maps, prints and b&w photos. Austin, 1998 University of Texas Press 1st Ed., 324 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |
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